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Doleschallia polibete

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Species of butterfly

Doleschallia polibete
D. p. celebensis male
D. p. celebensis female
Both from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Doleschallia
Species: D. polibete
Binomial name
Doleschallia polibete
(Cramer, )
Synonyms
  • Papilio polibete Cramer,
  • 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

  • Doleschallia polibete celebensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Menado, Toli-Toli; Tombugu)
  • Doleschallia polibete sulaensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
  • Doleschallia polibete maturitas Tsukada, 1985 (Banggai)

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.
Taxon identifiers
Doleschallia polibete


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