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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Allora |
| Species: | A. doleschallii |
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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
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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