▁en demic ▁to ▁Java ▁and ▁Sum atra ▁of ▁Indones ia . ▁Like ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁genus , ▁it ▁is ▁remarkable ▁for ▁its ▁strong ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁a ▁dead ▁leaf ▁when ▁its ▁wings ▁are ▁fol ded . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁encountered ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁natural ist ▁Alfred ▁Russ el ▁Wal lace ▁in ▁his ▁travel s ▁in ▁mar itime ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁It ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁his ▁famous ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁work ▁The ▁Mal ay ▁Arch ip el ago ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁examples ▁of ▁protect ive ▁cam ou fl age ▁achieved ▁through ▁natural ▁selection . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁K all ima ▁par ale k ta ▁is ▁class ified ▁under ▁the ▁genus ▁K all ima ▁( o ak leaf s ) ▁of ▁the ▁tribe ▁K all im ini , ▁sub family ▁N ym phal inae ▁in ▁the ▁br ush - fo oted ▁but ter fly ▁family ▁N ym phal idae . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁type ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁K all ima . ▁The ▁species ▁contains ▁two ▁sub species , ▁K all ima ▁par ale k ta ▁par ale k ta ▁and ▁K all ima ▁par ale k ta ▁trib onia . ▁The ▁male ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁as ▁Pap h ia ▁par ale k ta ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁phys ician ▁and ▁natural ist ▁Thomas ▁H ors field ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁The ▁female ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁by ▁the ▁ent om ologist ▁John ▁O