Butterfly pretended to be a dry leaf (video)
It’s a great disguise.
Butterfly latowicki, or Kallima masked, pretending to be a dried leaf.
Geniuses of camouflage live in the tropical zone of Asia and Africa, including India and Sri Lanka. The upper side of their wings are brightly colored. It can be bright blue, dark blue with orange stripes or brown with white. But the bottom — brown or yellowish.
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When the butterfly sits on a branch and folds its wings, it becomes indistinguishable from the dry leaf. The rear fender tails at the same time remind the petiole. To complete the illusion of lastovicka rests on this “stalk” in the thread, like where she grew up.
Scientists there are about 10 species of butterflies Kallima.
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