Painted Jezebel

Painted Jezebel

Delias hyparete

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Phnom Penh

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

14 Verified sightings at Phnom Penh
23 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Painted Jezebel

Delias hyparete, the painted Jezebel, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. This species closely resembles Delias eucharis but can be distinguished as follows: Male upper forewing has the black margins to the veins more diffuse; the transverse postdiscal band diffuse, ill-defined, oblique, not parallel to termen in its lower portion but terminated at apex of vein 2; the apical portion of the wing beyond the fascia more or less so thickly shaded with black scales as to leave the white lanceolate (lance-shaped) spaces between the veins (so prominent in D. eucharis) ill-defined and obscure. Hindwing white, the black venation and terminal narrow black border as well as the sub-terminal vermilion-red spots between the veins on the underside

show through by transparency. Underside: forewing as in D. eucharis, but the black margins to the veins much broader and the postdiscal transverse fascia as on the upperside oblique but broader. Hindwing differs from that of D. eucharis in the much deeper chrome-yellow tint of the ground colour, the postdiscal black curved band that in D. eucharis separates the yellow from the subterminal... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~40%
2 Yangon 🇲🇲 Myanmar
~30%
3 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
4 Surakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
5 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
7 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~20%
8 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
10 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Jezebel in Phnom Penh?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Jezebel sighting in Phnom Penh on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 22 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Painted Jezebel in Phnom Penh?

January

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Jezebel in Phnom Penh on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Phnom Penh's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 190 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Painted Jezebel?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted 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.

Is Phnom Penh the best place to see a Painted Jezebel?

Yes

Of the 14 cities where we can rate Painted Jezebel sightings, Phnom Penh has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Yangon (Myanmar, about 30%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 30%).

Where does the Painted Jezebel sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Painted Jezebel is recorded against all the insects logged in Phnom Penh (14 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.

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