Painted Jezebel vs Hummingbird Hawk-Moth

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Painted Jezebel Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
Scientific Name Delias hyparete Macroglossum stellatarum
Order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera
Family Pieridae Sphingidae
Size 60-80 mm wingspan 40-50 mm wingspan
Habitat Forests Underground
Diet Parasites Nectar Feeders
Regions Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam) Europe, Asia, Africa
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Painted Jezebel

A brightly colored butterfly with white uppersides and strikingly colorful undersides featuring red, yellow, and black patches on the hindwings. It often roosts in large communal groups.

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Did You Know?

At dusk, dozens of individuals gather in communal roosts hanging upside down from branches, displaying their warning-colored undersides.

Hummingbird Hawk-Moth

A day-flying moth that hovers at flowers and produces an audible hum, almost perfectly mimicking a hummingbird. Has exceptional visual memory for flower locations.

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Did You Know?

This moth can remember the locations of hundreds of individual flowers and times its visits to when nectar is replenished — a memory feat unmatched by most insects.