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South Indian Blue Oakleaf butterfly

Kallima horsfieldii

Photo by RohitRavi
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The underside appears like a leaf complete with midrib while the upperside is brilliantly colored.This one is a dry season form

Habitat:

mostly found in the forest region

Reference Links:

Kallima horsfieldii from Wikipedia, Kallima horsfieldii

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Comments (12)
oxyjack
Beautiful example of insect camouflage. Most people can't see them when they close up their wings.
dedes
wow! I've never seen before..so beautiful
Ashish
Hi Ravi.. its shows Mumbai Lat: 18.99, Long: 72.84 so I have surprised.
RohitRavi
@ AshishNimkar it was alive and flying around us in the forest i have updated the location it was found in the forest of yeoor hills situated in thane, Mumbai
Ashish
Hi Ravi.. Is this dead butterfly or alive in forest area. Please update location in map if spotted in forest area out of Mumbai city.
Leuba Ridgway
Lovely ! - he's travelled a bit hasn't he ? and I wonder why he's called "oakleaf" -I don't think there are many oak trees in southern India...perhaps this species is found elsewhere as well. I love the underside - thanks for sharing this Rohit.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2012

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