Allora doleschallii

Allora doleschallii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Allora
Species: A. doleschallii
Binomial name
Allora doleschallii
(C. Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Ismene doleschallii Felder, 1860

Allora doleschallii (peacock awl) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomon Islands, while subspecies Allora doleschallii doleschallii is found on the north-east coast of Australia.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on Rhyssopterys timorensis.

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