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Allora doleschallii

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Species of butterfly

Allora doleschallii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Allora
Species: A. doleschallii
Binomial name
Allora doleschallii
(C. Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Ismene doleschallii Felder, 1860

Allora doleschallii (peacock awl) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomon Islands, while subspecies Allora doleschallii doleschallii is found on the north-east coast of Australia.The name honours Carl Ludwig Doleschall.

The wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in).

The larvae feed on Rhyssopterys timorensis.

Subspecies

  • A. d. albertisi (Oberthür, 1880) New Guinea
  • A. d. gazaka (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Buru
  • A. d. viridicans (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Aru, Key Island

References

  1. Funet
  2. Tennent, W.J., 2001: Twenty new butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae; Lycaenidae; Nymphalinae; Satyrinae; Danainae). British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 14: 1–27.

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Taxon identifiers
Allora doleschallii


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