Red-base Jezebel

Last update on:

15/6/2025

Common Name

Red-base Jezebel

Latin Name

𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘦

Taxa

Butterflies

Family

Pieridae

Habitats

Woodland

Shrubland

Village

Mangroves

Coast

Salt Pan

Former Farmland

Features

Wings are dark brown. The upperwings feature white and yellow patches. The under forewings has white markings, while the hindwings feature mainly yellow markings with red spots near the base. Female is duller in color and has rounder apex on the forewings.

Behaviour

Flight is slow. There is a significant difference in population between winter and summer, as it suddenly increases in winter. Caterpillars feed on host plant Dendrotrophe varians.