Bali Impressions-Animals in and around your
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Painted
Jezebel- Delias hyparete-Pieridae |
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Native South East Asia
Wingspan 6-7 cm |
The bright colours of this butterfly
advertises its unpleasant taste to would-be predators.
The male is differentiated from the female by having
less black on its wings.
Food: Caterpillars feed on the Loranthus plant which
grows semi-parasitically on roadside trees.
Habitat: Forests and urban areas, normally seen flying
high in the tree tops. |
Caterpillar feed on: |
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Dendrophthoe falcata |
Ramulus Loranthis |
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