Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Orange oak-leaf (Kallima inachus) - Sikkim Butterfly




Scientific Classification

Kingdom:                     Animalia
Phylum:                        Arthropoda
Class:                            Insecta
Order:                           Lepidoptera
Family:                          Nymphalidae
Genus:                           Kallima
Species:                         K. inachus
Binomial name:            Kallima inachus (Doyère, 1840)

Other Names:  Orange oak-leaf or Dead leaf



Special feature:  With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular and commonly cited example of camouflage.

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