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Painted Jezebel

Delias hyparete metarete

Spotting Image 1

Description:

large butterfly, about 2"

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this at Dairy Farm nature reserve.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago
Painted Jezebel
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5 Comments

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Ooops! That was an accident, thanks for letting me know Kibuyu.

Davidbygott
Davidbygott 9 years ago

Lovely butterfly, but it shouldn't be in the Osteology mission - no bones :)

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID Daniele and the close match Wild Things.

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Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

You are the expert Daniele :-) I am removing my suggestion.

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DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

Hi Dan and Satyen! It is a Jezebel, but I believe it to be Delias hyparete and not Delias eucharis. Delias hyparete metarete appears to be the subspecies found in Singapore.

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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

Singapore

Spotted on Mar 9, 2014
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014

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