Indian Leafwing | |
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Female, dorsal view | |
Female, ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Kallima |
Species: | K. paralekta |
Binomial name | |
Kallima paralekta (Horsfield, [1829])[1] |
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The Indian Leafwing or Indian Leaf Butterfly (Kallima paralekta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Indonesia (from Java southwards).
The larvae feed on Strobilanthes and Pseuderanthemum species.