Delias nigrina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Delias nigrina, the black Jezebel or common Jezebel (also used for Delias eucharis), is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, from Queensland, through New South Wales to Victoria.
The wingspan of both the male and the female is 56 mm. The larvae feed on Amyema cambagei, Amyema congener, Amyema miquelii, Amyema quandang, Dendrophthoe curvata, Dendrophthoe glabrescens, Dendrophthoe vitellina, Muellerina celastroides and Muellerina eucalyptoides. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Jezebel sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–April and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Jezebel in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Jezebel sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Black Jezebel sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same genus: Delias
The closest relatives of the Black Jezebel that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Delias, Jezebels) are Imperial Jezebel (about 10%) and Yellow-Spotted Jezebel (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Jezebel is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (62 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
