Kallima
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Kallima, known as the oakleaf or oak leaf butterflies, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found in east, south and southeast Asia. Their common name is a reference to the lower surface of their wings, which is various shades of brown like a dead leaf.
When the wings are held closed, this results in a remarkable masquerade of a dead leaf, further emphasized by their wing shape.[1]
Taxonomy
This genus has traditionally also included a number of African species, but they are now usually placed in Kallimoides, Junonia (alternatively in Kamilla) and Mallika. The following species are currently members of the genus Kallima:[2][3]
- Kallima albofasciata Moore, 1877 – Andaman oakleaf
- Kallima alompra Moore, 1879 – scarce blue oak leaf
- Kallima buxtoni Moore, 1879
- Kallima horsfieldii (Kollar, 1844) – Sahyadri blue oakleaf[4]
- Kallima inachus (Boisduval, 1846) – orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf, dead leaf
- Kallima limborgii Moore, 1879 – Peninsular Malaya leaf butterfly
- Kallima knyvetti de Nicéville, 1886 – scarce blue oakleaf
- Kallima paralekta (Horsfield, 1829) – Indian leafwing
- Kallima philarchus (Westwood, 1848) – Ceylon blue oakleaf
- Kallima spiridiva Grose-Smith, 1885
Gallery
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Kallima paralekta female
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References
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- ↑ "Kallima Doubleday, [1849]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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- ↑ Valappil, B. and K. Saji. 2015. Kallima horsfieldii Kollar, 1844 – Blue Oakleaf. Kunte, K., P. Roy, S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 2.20. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/553/Kallima-horsfieldii
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