Delias hyparete
Encyclopedia
The Painted Jezebel Delias hyparete is a medium sized butterfly
of the Family Pieridae
found in Asia
.
Closely resembles Delias eucharis
but can be distinguished as follows : Male upper forewing has the black margins to the veins more diffuse ; the transverse postdiscal band diffuse, ill-defined, oblique, not parallel to termen in its lower portion but terminated at apex of vein 2 ; the apical portion of the wing beyond the fascia more or less so thickly shaded with black scales as to leave the white lanceolate spaces between the veins (so prominent in eucharis) ill-defined and obscure. Hind wing white, the black venation and terminal narrow black border as well as the sub-terminal vermilion-red spots between the veins on the underside
show through by transparency. Underside : fore wing as in eucharis, but the black margins to the veins much broader and the postdiscal transverse fascia as on the upperside oblique but broader. Hind wing differs from that of eucharis in the much deeper
chrome-yellow tint of the ground-colour, the postdiscal black curved band that in eucharis separates the yellow from the subterminal vermilion-red spots entirely wanting, the red spots themselves pointed inwardly, not subcordate, they conspicuously
increase in size posteriorly. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen similar to those of eucharis. Female differs from the female of eucharis on the upperside by the very much darker shading, especially on the fore wing, and by the postdiscal transverse band which is as in the d oblique but broader. Hind wing also more darkly shaded, the postdiscal transverse curved black baud entirely absent. Underside as in the female but darker, the fore wing especially more thickly shaded with black scaling, the preapical interspaces tinged with yellow. Antennae, thorax and abdomen similar to those in eucharis.
Race metarete, Butler. (Southern Myanmar; extending to Java and Sumatra. ) Differs from race hierta as follows :
Male upperside has the ground-colour a much purer white ; apical half of fore wing in contrast with the white on basal half densely shaded with black scales. Underside : the colours clearer and purer, the chrome-yellow on the hind wing confined to the base and posterior half of the wing, the apical half of the cell and the anterior inter- spaces within the line of the vermilion-red spots pure white ; the anterior two or three subterminal red spots margined interiorly with diffuse black scaling. Female differs less from the 2 of hierta, but on the underside of the hind wing the yellow colour is as restricted as it is in the male; the subterrninal red spots are of a richer vermilion than in hierta, and the anterior two or three as in the d have an interior narrow margin of diffuse black scales. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in hierta, but the thorax and abdomen shaded slightly darker with a bluish-grey appearance.
Race ethire, Doherty. (Madras ; Orissa ; Lower Bengal. ) Differs from typical hierta as follows: Male upperside very pure white. Fore wing has the black margins to the veins very narrow, the oblique postdiscal band ill-defined, scarcely any irroration of black scales on the apical half of the wing. Hind wing pure white, the colours of the underside seen through by transparency as in hierta. Underside differs from hierta principally in the brighter tint of the yellow on the hind wing, and in the more clearly defined, less diffuse black margins of the veins. Female differs less from female hierta than does the male from the corresponding sex of the same insect. Upperside has the interspaces beyond the postdiscal oblique band on fore wing and the cell and basal halves of the interspaces beyond the cell on the hind wing distinctly tinged with yellow. Underside : all the markings more neatly and clearly defined than in hierta, the inter-spaces beyond the oblique postdiscal band on the fore wing bright lemon-yellow. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen in both sexes as in D. hierta.
; India
(except the desert tracts); North Myanmar
; Java
, Sumatra
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Family Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
found in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Description
- See glossaryGlossary of Lepidopteran termsThis glossary describes the terms used in the formal descriptions of insect species, jargon used mostly by professionals or entomologist....
for terms used
Delias eucharis
The Common Jezebel is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of South and Southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand...
but can be distinguished as follows : Male upper forewing has the black margins to the veins more diffuse ; the transverse postdiscal band diffuse, ill-defined, oblique, not parallel to termen in its lower portion but terminated at apex of vein 2 ; the apical portion of the wing beyond the fascia more or less so thickly shaded with black scales as to leave the white lanceolate spaces between the veins (so prominent in eucharis) ill-defined and obscure. Hind wing white, the black venation and terminal narrow black border as well as the sub-terminal vermilion-red spots between the veins on the underside
show through by transparency. Underside : fore wing as in eucharis, but the black margins to the veins much broader and the postdiscal transverse fascia as on the upperside oblique but broader. Hind wing differs from that of eucharis in the much deeper
chrome-yellow tint of the ground-colour, the postdiscal black curved band that in eucharis separates the yellow from the subterminal vermilion-red spots entirely wanting, the red spots themselves pointed inwardly, not subcordate, they conspicuously
increase in size posteriorly. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen similar to those of eucharis. Female differs from the female of eucharis on the upperside by the very much darker shading, especially on the fore wing, and by the postdiscal transverse band which is as in the d oblique but broader. Hind wing also more darkly shaded, the postdiscal transverse curved black baud entirely absent. Underside as in the female but darker, the fore wing especially more thickly shaded with black scaling, the preapical interspaces tinged with yellow. Antennae, thorax and abdomen similar to those in eucharis.
Male upperside has the ground-colour a much purer white ; apical half of fore wing in contrast with the white on basal half densely shaded with black scales. Underside : the colours clearer and purer, the chrome-yellow on the hind wing confined to the base and posterior half of the wing, the apical half of the cell and the anterior inter- spaces within the line of the vermilion-red spots pure white ; the anterior two or three subterminal red spots margined interiorly with diffuse black scaling. Female differs less from the 2 of hierta, but on the underside of the hind wing the yellow colour is as restricted as it is in the male; the subterrninal red spots are of a richer vermilion than in hierta, and the anterior two or three as in the d have an interior narrow margin of diffuse black scales. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in hierta, but the thorax and abdomen shaded slightly darker with a bluish-grey appearance.
Race ethire, Doherty. (Madras ; Orissa ; Lower Bengal. ) Differs from typical hierta as follows: Male upperside very pure white. Fore wing has the black margins to the veins very narrow, the oblique postdiscal band ill-defined, scarcely any irroration of black scales on the apical half of the wing. Hind wing pure white, the colours of the underside seen through by transparency as in hierta. Underside differs from hierta principally in the brighter tint of the yellow on the hind wing, and in the more clearly defined, less diffuse black margins of the veins. Female differs less from female hierta than does the male from the corresponding sex of the same insect. Upperside has the interspaces beyond the postdiscal oblique band on fore wing and the cell and basal halves of the interspaces beyond the cell on the hind wing distinctly tinged with yellow. Underside : all the markings more neatly and clearly defined than in hierta, the inter-spaces beyond the oblique postdiscal band on the fore wing bright lemon-yellow. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen in both sexes as in D. hierta.
Distribution
Sri LankaSri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
; India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(except the desert tracts); North Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
; Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
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See also
- PieridaePieridaeThe Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)
External links
- http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20160010.html
- http://www.delias-butterflies.co.uk/hyparete.htm