Phalanta
| Phalanta | |
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| Phalanta phalantha in Bangalore, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliconiinae |
| Tribe: | Vagrantini |
| Genus: | Phalanta Horsfield, [1829] |
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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 at funet
- images representing Phalanta at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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