Phalanta

Phalanta
	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]
Synonyms
	Atella Doubleday, 1847; Albericia Dufrane, 1945;

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)

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