Doleschallia bisaltide
Doleschallia bisaltide, the autumn leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. In Australia it is also known as the leafwing.
Description
The larvae are black, with two rows of dorsal white spots. Head with a pair of branched spines; rest of the segments with a dorsal and a lateral row of blue branched spines on each side. They feed on Artocarpus, Pseuderanthemum, Calycanthus, Ruellia, Girardina, Strobilanthus and Graptophyllum. The pupae are yellowish with numerous black spots; constricted in the middle; head produced into two points. There are several subspecies under Doleschallia bisaltide:- Doleschallia bisaltide andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899
- Doleschallia bisaltide apameia Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Doleschallia bisaltide australis C. & R. Felder, 1867
- Doleschallia bisaltide bougainvillensis Strand, 1920
- Doleschallia bisaltide cethega Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Doleschallia bisaltide ceylonica Fruhstorfer, 1903
- Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1899
- Doleschallia bisaltide denisi Viette, 1950
- Doleschallia bisaltide gurelca Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893
- Doleschallia bisaltide herrichi Butler, 1876
- Doleschallia bisaltide indica Moore, 1899
- Doleschallia bisaltide karabachica Tytler, 1940
- Doleschallia bisaltide malabarica Fruhstorfer, 1899
- Doleschallia bisaltide menexema Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Doleschallia bisaltide merguiana Evans, 1924
- Doleschallia bisaltide montrouzieri Butler, 1876
- Doleschallia bisaltide nasica Fruhstorfer, 1907
- Doleschallia bisaltide nigromarginata Joicey & Noakes, 1915
- Doleschallia bisaltide tualensis Fruhstorfer, 1899
- Doleschallia bisaltide philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1899
- Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa C. & R. Felder, 1860
- Doleschallia bisaltide rennellensis Howarth, 1962
- Doleschallia bisaltide scapus Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Doleschallia bisaltide sciron Godman & Salvin, 1888
- Doleschallia bisaltide tenimberensis Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Doleschallia bisaltide tualensis Fruhstorfer, 1899