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4. Okt. 2023 · The dead leaf butterfly known by its scientific name, Kallima inachus, is one of nature’s most impressive masters of disguise. At first glance, you might mistake it for a simple, withered leaf. But give it a moment, and you might just see it spread its wings to reveal a brilliant display of colors.
The brilliance of the dead leaf butterfly’s disguise is the fact that it hasn’t just nailed the colouring of a dead leaf, it’s got the shape, the midrib, and even the veins figured out, and it all comes together so perfectly, it puts this leaflike katydid to shame.
1. Juli 2018 · Unsurprisingly, its most common name is the dead leaf butterfly. This disguise (mimesis) is intended to confound predators – you can’t eat what you can’t see. Yet just wait and see what appears once it opens its wings…
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Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of camouflage.
15. Feb. 2024 · Naturalists claim that leaf mimicry offers some of the most striking illustrations of disguise-based on camouflage. Plentiful species of Lepidoptera that bear a resemblance to leaves also have wing patterns that closely look like the irregularly shaped holes left by insect or decay damage. Notwithstanding claims that these patterns ...
24. März 2014 · The dead leaf butterfly (Kallima sp.) is aptly named for the color of its wings. PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. The lichen-colored katydid blends in perfectly with its...
