Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Doleschallia bisaltide | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Doleschallia Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Doleschallia, Phalanta, Elymnias, Junonia iphita, Hypolimnas | ||
Autmn leaf or leafwing doleschallia bisaltide
Doleschallia bisaltide, commonly known as the autumn leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. In Australia they are also known as leafwing.
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Autumn leaf doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide eclosion
Description
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. The pupae are yellowish with numerous black spots; constricted in the middle; head produced into two points. There are several subspecies under Doleschallia bisaltide:
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