{"id":374734,"date":"2026-10-30T16:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374734"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:45:52","slug":"orange-oakleaf-kallima-inachus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/orange-oakleaf-kallima-inachus\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Chhattisgarh is set to get its first official state butterfly, with the Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus) emerging as the winner of a public online poll.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus)<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cf-images.assettype.com\/newindianexpress%2F2026-10-27%2Fnbwoc1yl%2FNew-Project-2026-10-27T200007.352.jpg?resize=480%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus)\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: New Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Kallima inachus<\/strong> is a<strong> nymphalid butterfly<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It is also known <strong>as the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong>Its scientific name is<strong> Kallima inachus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>They<strong> usually flies in dense forests with good rainfall,<\/strong> amongst <strong>undergrowth and along stream beds.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> They are found in<strong> India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar, down to Tenasserim Hills.<\/strong> In Southeast Asia it occurs in s<strong>outhern China, Thailand, Laos, Taiwan, and Vietnam.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong>India<\/strong>, the butterfly is widely distributed across the <strong>Himalayas, central India, and the Western and Eastern Ghats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> The butterfly wings are <strong>shaped like a leaf when in the closed position.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>When the <strong>wings are closed, only the cryptic underside markings are visible,<\/strong> which consists of<strong> irregular patterns and striations in many shades of biscuit, buff, browns, yellow, and black.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>veins are darkened and resemble the veins of a leaf.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>resemblance to a dried leaf<\/strong>, a <strong>masquerade,<\/strong> is extremely realistic and gives the genus its common names, the <strong>oakleaf or dead leaf.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>When it spreads its wings, <strong>it reveals bright orange, jet-black and deep velvety blue colours.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>There are<strong> two white oculi, one along the margin of the apical black band,<\/strong> and the other bordering the orange and deep blue areas.<\/li>\n<li>Th<strong>e hindwing is more uniformly blue<\/strong> but diffused with brown patches along the termen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wingsize: <\/strong>The wingspan of the butterfly ranges <strong>from 85 to 110 mm (3.3 to 4.3 in).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behaviour: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>They are powerful flier.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The are<strong> attracted to tree sap and over-ripe fruit,<\/strong> and is also known <strong>to mud-puddle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> The larvae are <strong>polyphagous<\/strong>, meaning <strong>they feed on a variety of plants<\/strong> belonging to different families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation:<\/strong> They are\u00a0generally classified as <strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\">&#8220;not rare&#8221;<\/strong> in India (though considered &#8220;rare&#8221; in parts of China).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Chhattisgarh is set to get its first official state butterfly, with the Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus) emerging as the winner of a public online poll. About Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus) The Kallima inachus is a nymphalid butterfly. It is also known as the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf. 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