Doleschallia polibete

Doleschallia polibete
D. p. celebensis male
D. p. celebensis female
Both from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Doleschallia
Species:
D. polibete
Binomial name
Doleschallia polibete
(Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
  • Papilio polibete Cramer, [1779]
  • Doleschallia bisaltide celebensis Fruhstorfer, 1899
  • Doleschallia bisaltide sulaensis Fruhstorfer, 1899

Doleschallia polibete, the Australian leafwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

Larva have been found on plants of the genera Asystasia, Grapthyllum, Pseuderanthemum and Strobilanthes.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Doleschallia polibete (Cramer, [1779])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Butterflies of Southeastern Sulawesi". Systematics of Neotropical Butterflies. University of Florida. Retrieved November 4, 2017.