Biology:Phalanta
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Short description: Genus of brush-footed butterflies
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| Phalanta phalantha in Bangalore, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| 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 Horsfield, [1829]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Images representing Phalanta at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Wikidata ☰ Q1758027 entry
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