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Delias eucharis
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  • Male ("On the underside, the forewings are similar but the black edging to the veins much broader, the upper two interspaces beyond the postdiscal transverse band tinged with yellow"). The underside is much similar; but the upperside is different. Jkadavoor (talk) 06:18, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think they are wing scales. "The white colour in the butterfly family Pieridae is a derivative of uric acid, an excretory product. Bright blues, greens, reds and iridescence are usually created not by pigments but through the microstructure of the scales. This structural coloration is the result of coherent scattering of light by the photonic crystal nature of the scales." Further, they have warning colors. Jkadavoor (talk) 06:18, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Which one? Dusty777 18:21, 30 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Common Jezebel Delias eucharis edit by kadavoor.jpg --Dusty777 17:28, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]