Doleschallia polibete
Species of butterfly
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Doleschallia polibete, the Australian leafwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.[1]
| Doleschallia polibete | |
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| D. p. celebensis male | |
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| D. p. celebensis female Both from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Doleschallia |
| Species: | D. polibete |
| Binomial name | |
| Doleschallia polibete (Cramer, [1779]) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Larva have been found on plants of the genera Asystasia, Grapthyllum, Pseuderanthemum and Strobilanthes.
Subspecies
- Doleschallia polibete celebensis Fruhstorfer, 1899[2] (Menado, Toli-Toli; Tombugu)
- Doleschallia polibete sulaensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
- Doleschallia polibete maturitas Tsukada, 1985 (Banggai)
