Mallika jacksoni

Mallika
Jackson's Leaf Butterfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Mallika
Collins & Larsen, 1991
Species: M. jacksoni
Binomial name
Mallika jacksoni
(Sharpe, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Kallima jacksoni Sharpe, 1896

Mallika is a monotypic genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae found in central Africa from DR Congo to Kenya. The single species is the Jackson's Leaf Butterfly (Mallika jacksoni), which traditionally has been included in the genus Kallima. The habitat consists of dry, sparsely wooded hillsides.[1]

The rear surface of the wings is brownish and closely resembles a dead leaf, while the upper surface mainly is blue.

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