Subspecies in India
(1) Doleschallia bisaltide malabarica Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Malabar Autumn Leaf
(2) Doleschallia bisaltide indica Moore, 1899 – Himalayan Autumn Leaf
(3) Doleschallia bisaltide andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Andaman Autumn Leaf
The subspecies andamanensis is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Doleschallia bisaltide indica Moore, 1899 – Himalayan Autumn Leaf
(3) Doleschallia bisaltide andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 – Andaman Autumn Leaf
The subspecies andamanensis is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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The subspecies andamanensis is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Assam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
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| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Kerala | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
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| Meghalaya | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
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| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Punjab | |||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
Eranthemum (Davidson et al. 1896), Graptophyllum pictum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010), Pseuderanthemum malabaricum(V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Strobilanthes (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Acanthaceae). Urtica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010) (Urticaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Doleschallia bisaltide (Cramer, [1777]) – Autumn Leaf. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/doleschallia-bisaltide, accessed 2025/10/28.