Allora doleschallii
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.
Allora doleschallii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Allora |
Species: | A. doleschallii |
Binomial name | |
Allora doleschallii (C. Felder, 1860)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Rhyssopterys timorensis.
Subspecies
- A. d. albertisi (Oberthür, 1880) New Guinea
- A. d. gazaka (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Buru
- A. d. viridicans (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Aru, Key Island
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References
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- 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.
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