Phalanta Explained

Phalanta is a genus of butterflies, called leopards, in the family Nymphalidae. The genus ranges from Africa to northern Australia.

Species

• Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, [1782]) – small leopard
• Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, [1847]) – forest leopard, forest leopard fritillary, or African leopard fritillary
• Phalanta phalantha (Drury, [1773]) – common leopard or spotted rustic
• Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887)
• Phalanta philiberti (de Joannis, 1893)
• Phalanta gomensis (Dufrane, 1945)

External links

• "Phalanta Horsfield, [1829]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Images representing Phalanta at Consortium for the Barcode of Life