Phalanta eurytis

Phalanta eurytis, the forest leopard, forest leopard fritillary, or African leopard fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in tropical Africa, Ethiopia, and Sudan.

Forest leopard
Phalanta eurytis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Phalanta
Species:
P. eurytis
Binomial name
Phalanta eurytis
(Doubleday, [1847])[1]
Synonyms
  • Atella eurytis Doubleday, [1847]
  • Albericia gomensis Dufrane, 1945
  • Atella columbina microps Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 43–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with a peak from January to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Dovyalis rhamnoides, Dovyalis caffra, Populus, Trimeria, Maytenus, and Salix species.

Subspecies
  • Phalanta eurytis eurytis (tropical Africa)
  • Phalanta eurytis microps (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya)[3]

References
  1. "Phalanta Horsfield, [1829]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Heliconiinae (Nymphalidae) - Tribe Vagrantini
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