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Kallima inachus Boisduval, 1846

Имаго  Kallima inachus

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Papilionoidea family Nymphalidae subfamily Nymphalinae tribe Kallimini genus Kallima → species Kallima inachus

Species name(s)

Kallima inachus Boisduval, 1846 = inachus (Boisduval, 1846) = Kallima formosana Fruhstorfer. [9, 85, 187]

Dead Leaf.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:15110

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Indo-Malayan.

Primary colors

Orange, Blue, Brown/Gray/Black.

Имаго  Kallima inachus

Detailed information with references

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Acanthus spp. [9].

Subspecies of Kallima inachus

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Maxim Schwarz.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

Comments

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17.06.2009 14:58, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Butterfly is famous as an example of protective coloration, as well as being in form (with folded wings) is strikingly similar dry leaf.

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