Doleschallia bisaltide, the autumn leaf,[1][2] is a nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.[1][2] In Australia it is also known as the leafwing.
Autumn leaf | |
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Ventral view Bali, Indonesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Doleschallia |
Species: | D. bisaltide
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Binomial name | |
Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, 1777)
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The larvae are black, with two rows of dorsal white spots. Head with a pair of branched spines; rest of the segments with a dorsal and a lateral row of blue branched spines on each side. They feed on Artocarpus, Pseuderanthemum, Calycanthus, Ruellia, Girardina, Strobilanthus and Graptophyllum.[3][4] The pupae are yellowish with numerous black spots; constricted in the middle; head produced into two points.[5] There are several subspecies under Doleschallia bisaltide:[2]