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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 doleschallii Felder, 1860

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

References
  1. Funet
  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.


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