Imperial Jezebel

Imperial Jezebel

Delias harpalyce

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
150 In all 4 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Imperial Jezebel

Delias harpalyce, the imperial white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Imperial Jezebel in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Imperial Jezebel sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Imperial Jezebel in Blue Mountains National Park?

February–April and September–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Imperial Jezebel in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Imperial Jezebel?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Imperial Jezebel sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Blue Mountains National Park the best place to see an Imperial Jezebel?

4th of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Imperial Jezebel sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 30%), Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Imperial Jezebel live in Blue Mountains National Park?

Same genus: Delias

The closest relatives of the Imperial Jezebel that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Delias, Jezebels) are Black Jezebel (about 10%) and Yellow-Spotted Jezebel (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Imperial Jezebel sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Imperial Jezebel is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (11 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.

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