Ceylon blue oakleaf | |
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Female, upperside, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Kallima |
Species: | K. philarchus
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Binomial name | |
Kallima philarchus (Westwood, 1848)
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Kallima philarchus, the Ceylon blue oakleaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Sri Lanka.[1] With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage.
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References
- ^ "Kallima Doubleday, [1849]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms