nama ilmiah autumnleaf: doleschallia bisaltide. nama marga untuk mengenang carl ludwig doleschall (1827-1859), ahli laba-laba dan dokter bedah yang pernah bekerja di hindia belanda
alfred russel wallace mencatat perjumpaan mereka di ambon saat tinggal di rumah dr otto mohnike:
'during the few days that elapsed before i could make arrangements to visit the interior, i enjoyed myself much in the society of the two doctors, both amiable and well-educated men, and both enthusiastic entomologists, though obliged to increase their collections almost entirely by means of native collectors. dr. doleschall studied chiefly the flies and spiders, but also collected butterflies and moths, and in his boxes i saw grand specimens of the emerald ornithoptera priamus and the azure papilio ulysses, with many more of the superb butterflies of this rich island...'
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