<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanitis_leda" class="extiw" title="w:Melanitis leda">Melanitis leda</a></i>, Common evening brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. During the daytime they rest in the undergrowth. When disturbed, they fly a little and drop suddenly into the undergrowth and perch a little askew and slanting, to mimic a dead leaf casually fallen into the ground. 
<p>This is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphenism#Seasonal" class="extiw" title="en:Polyphenism">wet season form</a>. Ref: <a href="//doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00795.x" class="extiw" title="doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00795.x">doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00795.x</a>
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They are found in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" class="extiw" title="w:Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia" class="extiw" title="w:South Asia">South Asia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-east_Asia" class="extiw" title="w:South-east Asia">South-east Asia</a> extending to parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" class="extiw" title="w:Australia">Australia</a>.
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<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India</a></div>
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