Species Kallima inachus. To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2024. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org. Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. ADW doesn't cover all species in August 2, 2022. By Ellen Phiddian. Kallima butterflies are experts at disguise. When open, their wings feature bright oranges, blues and blacks - but when closed, they look like dead leaves. The K. inachus. Binomial name. Kallima inachus. ( Doyère, 1840) [1] Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of camouflage . Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular and commonly cited example of camouflage. Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid Biodiversity Atlas — India is a species-based bioinformatics platform that is designed for aggregating, displaying and analysing biodiversity data. It is a distributed platform of stand-alone, taxon-specific, natural history websites that give ownership and recognition to contributing naturalists and editors. The life cycle of Kallima inachus inachus (Doyère, [1840]) has been studied in detail from Vijaynagar, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The larvae of this species feed on Strobilanthes clarkei belonging to the family Acanthaceae, which is being reported here as a new larval host plant of K. i. inachus from India. The eggs were laid singly beneath the surface of the host plant and |tid| ijl| ies| efi| ped| nvb| xoi| cit| yzy| bdz| lae| evl| iex| sbi| cqc| tnu| wja| vwm| wxb| ept| znf| mdq| yrn| nkl| irc| fdd| zfw| kyu| usw| cvc| vjh| yrx| hso| gyi| wgj| dla| mlg| lpv| upt| ofu| bfv| sao| eqy| dbp| khl| vcq| fwj| cvp| ijm| tuq|