Kallima paralekta

Indian Leafwing
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]
Synonyms
  • Paphia paralekta Horsfield, [1829]

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.

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ Kallima, at funet.fi]