Kallima limborgii
Encyclopedia
The Peninsular Malaya Leaf Butterfly (Kallima limborgii) is a butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found in Malaysia, Thailand
and southern Burma.
The larvae feed on Strobilanthes callosus
and Pseuderanthemum malabaricum.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found in Malaysia, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and southern Burma.
The larvae feed on Strobilanthes callosus
Strobilanthes callosus
Strobilanthes callosus Nees is a shrub found mainly in the low hills of the western ghats all along the west coast of India. Its standardized Hindi language name is Maruadona by which it is called in the state of Madhya Pradesh where it is also found...
and Pseuderanthemum malabaricum.
Subspecies
- Kallima limborgii limborgii (Thailand, southern Burma)
- Kallima limborgii amplirufa Fruhstorfer, 1898 (Peninsular Malaya)