Kallima Philarchus
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''Kallima philarchus'', the Ceylon blue oakleaf, is a
nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
butterfly found in
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
."''Kallima'' Doubleday, [1849]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage.


References

Kallimini Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1848 Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{Nymphalinae-stub