Kallimoides
Kallimoides rumia
Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
The sole member of its genus, from tropical Africa. K. rumia was formerly placed in the tropical Asian Kallima based on superficial resemblance (the ventral surfaces of both genera have modifications of their wing patterns suggesting the venation of dead leaves), but this appears to be due to convergent evolution.
References
Ackery PR, Smith CR, and Vane-Wright RI eds. 1995. Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.
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Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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