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Mallika jacksoni

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 16, 2024
Entity authorityQ11703683 ↗
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Mallika is a monotypic genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae found in central Africa from DR Congo to Kenya. The single species is Mallika jacksoni, or Jackson's leaf butterfly, which traditionally has been included in the genus Kallima. The habitat consists of dry, sparsely wooded hillsides.

The rear surface of the wings is brownish and closely resembles a dead leaf, while the upper surface is mainly blue.

References

"Mallika Collins & Larsen, 1991" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter.

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The public source identifies “Mallika jacksoni” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mallika, jacksoni and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Mallika jacksoni” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.