Doleschallia
Introduction '''''Doleschallia''''' is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae. With their wings closed ''Doleschallia'' resemble dead leaves. Another Indo-Australian genus ''Kallima'', and the African genera ''Kamilla'', ''Mallika'' and ''Kallimoides'' are collectively known as dead leaf butterflies. ''Doleschallia andamanica''They are medium to large (wingspan 60 – 120 mm) butterflies.They have a pronounced wing apex, and the hindwing tornus is extended and forms a short tail. This shape, together with the dead-leaf colouration, complete with a "midrib", and markings which resemble patches of mould and leaf galls gives the butterfly a remarkable resemblance to an attached or fallen dead leaf. The upper side, on the other hand, is often quite colourful, with black, orange and metallic blue as the dominant colours. There is often a marked difference between the sexes in the colour of the upper side. Some species also have somewhat different dry season and rainy season forms. The larvae are spiny and often quite colourful.left
Species and subspecies Listed alphabetically:* ''Doleschallia bisaltide'' (Cramer, 1777) – autumn leaf**''Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide''**''Doleschallia bisaltide apameia'' Fruhstorfer**''Doleschallia bisaltide australis'' C. & R. Felder, 1867**''Doleschallia bisaltide cethega'' Fruhstorfer**''Doleschallia bisaltide ceylonica'' Fruhstorfer – Sri Lanka**''Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis'' Fruhstorfer, 1899**''Doleschallia bisaltide denisi'' (Viette 1950) – New Caledonia**''Doleschallia bisaltide gurelca'' Grose-Smith**''Doleschallia bisaltide herrichi'' Butler – New Hebrides**''Doleschallia bisaltide indica'' Moore, 1899**''Doleschallia bisaltide menexema'' Fruhstorfer**''Doleschallia bisaltide montrouzieri'' Butler – New Hebrides**''Doleschallia bisaltide nasica'' Fruhstorfer, 1907**''Doleschallia bisaltide nigromarginata'' Joicey and Noakes, 1915**''Doleschallia bisaltide philippines'' Fruhstorfer**''Doleschallia bisaltide polibete'' (Cramer, 1779)**''Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa'' C. & R. Felder, 1860**''Doleschallia bisaltide rennellensis'' Howarth**''Doleschallia bisaltide scapus'' Fruhstorfer**''Doleschallia bisaltide sciron'' Godman & Salvin**''Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1912**''Doleschallia bisaltide tenimberensis'' Fruhstorfer**''Doleschallia bisaltide tualensis'' Fruhstorfer* ''Doleschallia browni'' Salvin & Godman, 1877**''Doleschallia browni browni''**''Doleschallia browni scotina'' Fruhstorfer, 1912*''Doleschallia comrii'' Godman & Salvin, 1878 – Fergusson Island* ''Doleschallia dascon'' Godman & Salvin, 1880 – New Guinea**''Doleschallia dascon dascan''**''Doleschallia dascon dasconides'' Fruhstorfer, 1903New Guinea*''Doleschallia dascylus'' Godman & Salvin, 1880**''Doleschallia dascylus dascylus''**''Doleschallia dascylus anicetus'' Fruhstorfer, 1915**''Doleschallia dascylus endascylus'' Fruhstorfer, 1903**''Doleschallia dascylus phalinus'' Fruhstorfer, 1907* ''Doleschallia hexophthalmos'' (Gmelin, 1790) – New Guinea, Moluccas**''Doleschallia hexophthalmos hexophthalmos''**''Doleschallia hexophthalmos areus'' Fruhstorfer, 1907**''Doleschallia hexophthalmos donus'' Fruhstorfer, 1915**''Doleschallia hexophthalmos gaius'' Fruhstorfer, 1912**''Doleschallia hexophthalmos kapaurensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1899**''Doleschallia hexophthalmos solus'' Fruhstorfer, 1912**''Doleschallia hexophthalmos varus'' Fruhstorfer, 1912* ''Doleschallia melana'' Staudinger, 1886 – Moluccas* ''Doleschallia nacar '' (Boisduval, 1832)**''Doleschallia nacar nacar''**''Doleschallia nacar trachelus'' Fruhstorfer, 1907* ''Doleschallia noorna'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893**''Doleschallia noorna noorna''**''Doleschallia noorna antimia'' Fruhstorfer, 1912**''Doleschallia noorna demetria'' Fruhstorfer, 1912**''Doleschallia noorna fulva'' Joicey & Noakes, 1915**''Doleschallia noorna lyncurion'' Fruhstorfer, 1912* ''Doleschallia polibete'' (Cramer, 1779)**''Doleschallia polibete celebensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Sulawesi, Talaud, Togian, Salayar, Buton, Galla, Kalao**''Doleschallia polibete sulaensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Sula**''Doleschallia polibete maturitas'' Tsukada, 1985* ''Doleschallia rickardi'' Grose-Smith, 1890**''Doleschallia rickardi rickardi'' – New Britain**''Doleschallia rickardi pfeili'' Honrath, 1892 – New Ireland* ''Doleschallia tongana'' Hopkins, 1927 – Polynesia and Melanesia**''Doleschallia tongana tongana''**''Doleschallia tongana vomana'' Fruhstorfer – Fiji
References
External links * Images representing ''Doleschallia'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life