Delias eucharis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Delias eucharis, the common Jezebel, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of south and southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. The common Jezebel is one of the most common of the approximately 225 described species in the genus Delias.
The wingspan of both males and females ranges from 6.5 to 8.5 cm. Upperside is white. The forewings have the veins broadly black, this colour broadened triangularly at the termination of the veins, costal margin narrowly black; a broad black postdiscal transverse band from costa to dorsum sloped obliquely outwards from costa to vein 4, thence parallel to termen. Hindwing with the veins similar but for three-fourths of their length much more narrowly black; a postdiscal transverse black band as on the forewing but much narrower, curved and extended only between veins 2 and 6; beyond this the veins are more broadly black and this colour as on the forewing broadens out triangularly at the termination of the veins; the interspaces beyond the postdiscal black band pink, due to the vermilion colouration of the underside showing through... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Surat | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Vadodara | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Patna | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Prayagraj | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Jezebel sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Jezebel in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Kochi's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Jezebel sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
18th of 22
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Common Jezebel sightings, Kochi ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hyderabad (India, about 40%), Kalyan-Dombivli (India, about 30%) and Surat (India, about 30%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Common Jezebel that you can see in Kochi (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Psyche (about 30%), Lemon Migrant (about 20%) and Common Grass Yellow (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Jezebel is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (67 verified sightings), 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.
