Monday, January 2, 2012

Dead Leaf Butterfly!!

Don’t step on that leaf, because it’s a butterfly.
Here is some evidence:


Kallima inachus or Dead Leaf is a butterfly found in tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage.

The dead leaf butterfly disguises itself as its name suggests, a dead leaf, the butterfly does this so it can live without any insects or animals eating it.

When its wings are closed the butterfly takes on the form of a dead leaf, avoiding predators with its exquisite camouflage. Differing in appearance during the wet and dry seasons, the butterfly takes on a richer brown colour during the rainy seasons.
When they do come out of their cover they end up eating plants.

1 comment:

  1. Wow! what a beautiful butterfly. Alas! I can't catch it. dead leaf butterfly is so stunning. I was thinking that these are two separate butterflies. But i wonder to see that these are just the two sides of coin. extremely amazing!

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