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Black Jezebel butterfly

Delias nigrina

Description:

The upper sides of the male adult butterflies are white with black tips containing white spots on the forewings, and narrow black margins around the hindwings. The females on top are grey with wide black edges, which contain white spots near the forewing tips. Underneath, both sexes are black with a yellow band on the forewing, and an irregular broken red loop around each hindwing. The adults have a wingspan of about 4 cms.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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9 Comments

CalebSteindel
CalebSteindel 8 years ago

Stunning!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 8 years ago

Congrats Mac.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Congrats MacChristiansen for the SOTD! What lovely colours!

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 8 years ago

Thanks to all for your comments on this spotting

AshleyL
AshleyL 8 years ago

Great pic! Incredible butterfly.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Congrats, beautiful SOTD!

Daniel R Hughes
Daniel R Hughes 8 years ago

Congrats

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 8 years ago

Thanks Ashley

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Congrats Mac, this beautiful butterfly has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!

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MacChristiansen
Spotted by
MacChristiansen

QLD, Australia

Spotted on Nov 27, 2015
Submitted on Nov 27, 2015

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