Doleschallia polibete

Doleschallia polibete, the Australian leafwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.^[1]

Doleschallia polibete
D. p. celebensis male
D. p. celebensis female Both from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Doleschallia
Species:	D. polibete
Binomial name
Doleschallia polibete (Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
Papilio polibete Cramer, [1779] Doleschallia bisaltide celebensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 Doleschallia bisaltide sulaensis Fruhstorfer, 1899

Larva have been found on plants of the genera Asystasia, Grapthyllum, Pseuderanthemum and Strobilanthes.

Subspecies

• Doleschallia polibete celebensis Fruhstorfer, 1899^[2] (Menado, Toli-Toli; Tombugu)
• Doleschallia polibete sulaensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
• Doleschallia polibete maturitas Tsukada, 1985 (Banggai)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Doleschallia polibete (Cramer, [1779])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
2. "Butterflies of Southeastern Sulawesi". Systematics of Neotropical Butterflies. University of Florida. Retrieved November 4, 2017.