Mallika jacksoni
| Mallika Jackson's Leaf Butterfly | |
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| 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) | |
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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.
References
- Mallika, funet.fi
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 50