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Orange oakleaf (Kallima inachus) dry seaon form
Subject: Orange oakleaf (Kallima inachus) dry seaon form
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Orange oakleaf (Kallima inachus) dry seaon form


Illustration of the Leaf Butterfly Kallima inachus (dry season form)
Date between 1899 and 1900
Source Lepidoptera Indica. Volume 4
Author Frederic Moore (text); F. C. Moore (art)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KallimaInachusDSF_340.jpg

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.

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Kallima
Species: Kallima inachus (Doyère, 1840)

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