Indian Leaf Butterfly/

Orange Oakleaf

Kallima inachus/ Kallima paralekta

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Another butterfly with iridescent blue wings on the topside is the Indian Leaf butterfly (also called Dead Leaf and Orange Oakleaf).

The name Indian Leaf refers to both Kallima inachus (above) and to  Kallima paralekta which has a very slightly different shape and brighter, richer colouring.

A tattered example
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The Indian Leaf butterfly uses camouflage to deter predators, looking like a dead leaf when its wings are closed