all ima ▁par ale k ta ▁rarely ▁feed ▁on ▁flower ▁ne ct ar . ▁They ▁are ▁more ▁commonly ▁seen ▁feed ing ▁on ▁ro tt en ▁fruit . ▁The ▁adult s ▁usually ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁per ch ▁while ▁waiting ▁for ▁potential ▁m ates , ▁flying ▁off ▁briefly ▁and ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁spot . ▁ ▁K all ima ▁par ale k ta ▁was ▁made ▁famous ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁natural ist ▁Alfred ▁Russ el ▁Wal lace . ▁In ▁his ▁influ ential ▁book ▁The ▁Mal ay ▁Arch ip el ago , ▁Wal lace ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁wonderful ▁and ▁und ou bt ed ▁case ▁of ▁protect ive ▁res embl ance ▁in ▁a ▁but ter fly ". ▁He ▁v ivid ly ▁describes ▁his ▁experiences ▁trying ▁to ▁catch ▁spec im ens ▁of ▁K all ima ▁par ale k ta ▁in ▁Sum atra : ▁▁ ▁Wal lace ▁used ▁the ▁but ter fly ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁natural ▁selection ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁Dar win ' s ▁theory ▁of ▁evolution . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁An ae a ▁Co en oph le bia ▁Dol esch all ia ▁Jun onia ▁K all imo ides ▁Pre cis ▁t ug ela ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : K all im ini ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁of ▁Java ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Thomas ▁H ors field <0x0A> </s> ▁Map le ▁Ro ads ▁is ▁a