Phalanta eurytis

Forest leopard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
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;

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.

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]

P. e. eurytis, dorsal view Cameroon
P. e. eurytis, ventral view Cameroon

References

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

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[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.

[ATBUT-3] Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Heliconiinae (Nymphalidae) - Tribe Vagrantini