''Palla'' is an
Afrotropical genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of butterflies in the subfamily
Charaxinae
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The Charaxinae, the leafwings, are a nymphalid subfamily of butterflies that includes about 400 species, inhabiting mainly the tropics, although some species extend into temperate regions in North America, Europe, China, and southern ...
. All four species exhibit
sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most an ...
.
Species
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Palla decius''
(Cramer, 777
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Palla publius''
Staudinger, 1892
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Palla ussheri''
(Butler, 1870)
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Palla violinitens''
(Crowley, 1890)
External links
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"''Palla'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Images representing ''Palla''at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Charaxinae
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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