Ci AvP i aaik V1 
ADAPTIVE COLORATION 
Protective Resemblance.—F very naturalist knows of 
many animals that tend to escape detection by resembling their 
surroundings. This phenomenon of protective resemblance 
is richly exemplified by insects, among which one of the most 
remarkable cases is furnished by the Aallima butterflies, espe- 
cially A. iachis of India and K. parakicta of the Malay Archi- 
pelago. The former species (Fig. 239) is conspicuous when 
Fic. 230. 
Kallima inachis; A, upper surface; B, with wings closed, showing resemblance to a 
leaf. x4. 
on the wing; its bright colors, however, are confined to the 
upper surfaces of the wings, and when these are folded to- 
gether, as in repose, the insect resembles to perfection one of 
the dead leaves among which it is accustomed to hide. ‘The 
form, size and color of the leaf are accurately reproduced, the 
petiole being simulated by the tails of the wings. Two paral- 
lel shades, one light and one dark, represent, respectively, 
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