Oakleaf Butterfly
Kallima inachus
Photo: Hiroki Shudo / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
The Oakleaf Butterfly is a large nymphalid that looks just like a dead leaf with its wings closed, while the upper wing surfaces are vivid blue and orange. In Japan it occurs in the Nansei Islands and is a classic example of camouflage. In Okinawa Prefecture, the species itself is designated a prefectural Natural Monument without a specified locality.
- Scientific name
- Kallima inachus
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Near ThreatenedMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- コノハチョウ
- 简体中文
- 枯叶蛱蝶
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The Oakleaf Butterfly is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Oakleaf Butterfly is listed as "Near Threatened" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as コノハチョウ).
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