Kallima inachus

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Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Nymphalinae - Kallima - inachus (Doyere, 1840)

wingspan - 60-90mm, wing colour - black/blue/brown/orange, eye colour - brown, proboscis colour - yellow, antennae colour - brown with orange tip, abdomen colour - brown, leg colour - white/brown, flight -powerful

female is larger with slightly different colouration and the forewing apex has a longer point

India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Taiwan

February to November

tropical deciduous forest and subtropical evergreen forest, up to 2400m a.s.l.

¦¦ egg 5-7 days ¦¦ instar1 4 days ¦¦ instar2 3 days ¦¦ instar3 5 days ¦¦ instar4 5 days ¦¦
¦¦ instar5 10-11 days ¦¦ pupa 10 days ¦¦ Total egg-adult 42-45 days. All times approximate.

3-4 broods per year

Dicliptera chinensis, Hygrophila salicifolia, Lepidagathis formosensis, Rostellularia pracumbens, Ruellia capitataus, Ruellia graecizans, Strobilanthes cusia, Strobilanthes dyeriana, Strobilanthes flaccidifolius, Strobilanthes glandulifera, Strobilanthes tashiroi (Acanthaceae), Strongylodon macrobotrys (Fabaceae), Girardinia diversifolia (Urticaceae), Polygonum orientale (Polygonaceae), Prunus persica (Rosaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.

Nectar: Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) only rarely visits flowers

Other: tree sap, over-ripe fruit, animal dung, mud puddling