Allora doleschallii

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Allora doleschallii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Allora
Species:
A. doleschallii
Binomial name
Allora doleschallii
(C. Felder, 1860) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ismene doleschalliiFelder, 1860

Allora doleschallii (peacock awl) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomon Islands, [2] while subspecies Allora doleschallii doleschallii is found on the north-east coast of Australia.The name honours Carl Ludwig Doleschall.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on Rhyssopterys timorensis .

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References

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  2. Tennent, W.J., 2001: Twenty new butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae; Lycaenidae; Nymphalinae; Satyrinae; Danainae). British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 14: 1–27.