Delias descombesi (Boisduval, 1836) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Delias descombesi (Boisduval, 1836)

Delias descombesi (Boisduval, 1836)

Delias descombesi, the redspot Jezebel, is a medium-sized Pieridae butterfly found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Delias
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Delias descombesi (Boisduval, 1836)

Delias descombesi, commonly known as the redspot Jezebel, is a medium-sized butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, the family that includes yellows and whites. This species is distributed across India, specifically in the states of Sikkim and Assam, as well as in Nepal, Bhutan, the Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar, Thailand, Cochinchina in Vietnam, and the Malay Peninsula.

Photo: (c) Stijn De Win, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stijn De Win

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Delias

More from Pieridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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