''Phalanta'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
, called leopards, in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
. The genus ranges from
Africa
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to northern
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
Species
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Phalanta alcippe''
(Stoll, 782 – small leopard
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Phalanta eurytis''
(Doubleday, 847
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Year 847 ( DCCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Danish Vikings land in the Breton March (western part of Gaul). Duke Nominoe of Brittany fails to withstand them ...
– forest leopard, forest leopard fritillary, or African leopard fritillary
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Phalanta phalantha''
(Drury, 773 – common leopard or spotted rustic
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Phalanta madagascariensis''
(Mabille, 1887)
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Phalanta philiberti''
(de Joannis, 1893)
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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
Vagrantini
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Thomas Horsfield
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