Mallika is a monotypic genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae found in central Africa from DR Congo to Kenya. The single species is Mallika jacksoni, or Jackson's leaf butterfly, which traditionally has been included in the genus Kallima. The habitat consists of dry, sparsely wooded hillsides.[1]

Jackson's leaf butterfly
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Genus: Mallika
Collins & Larsen, 1991
Species:
M. jacksoni
Binomial name
Mallika jacksoni
(Sharpe, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Kallima jacksoni Sharpe, 1896

The rear surface of the wings is brownish and closely resembles a dead leaf, while the upper surface is mainly blue.

References

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  1. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Kallimini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-29.