''Kallima knyvetti'', the scarce blue oakleaf, is a species of leaf mimic

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found in

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Description

Male upperside forewing: basal area to near apex of cell and thence obliquely to the zigzag subterminal line as it crosses interspace 1 dark green, succeeded by a black line along the discocellulars, and a broad sinuous discal band (not curved as in ''

Kallima horsfieldii ''Kallima horsfieldii'', the blue oakleaf, southern blue oakleaf or Sahyadri blue oakleaf,Kallima inachus ''Kallima inachus'', the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of cam ...

'' protectively coloured. Antennae black; head and thorax anteriorly dark green, thorax posteriorly and abdomen olivaceous brown. Wingspan 108–112 mm.

Distribution

Sikkim; Bhutan: Assam, the Naga Hills; Tenasserim.

References

Kallimini Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1886 {{Nymphalinae-stub