A walk through the forests and rainforests of Southeast Asia may bring us a curious surprise.
A Dead Leaf (Kallima inachus) in the butterfly house of Maximilianpark Hamm, Germany.
That way the bird will be unable to find it.
In this position the butterfly looks like a dry leaf, perfectly camouflaging itself from its natural enemies.
The disguise is extremely realistic, with veins that resemble the dark veins of a leaf.
It produces two generations a year, one in the rainy season and one in the dry season.
During the rainy season the butterflies are smaller, but more intensely colored.
The females tend to be slightly larger than the males.
Kallima inachus in Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Some specimens have been seen in Pakistan recently.
Photo:Hsu Hong Lin/Wikimedia
This article was originally published inLa Brujula Verde.
It has been translated from Spanish and republished with permission.
