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.
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| Phalanta eurytis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Phalanta |
| Species: | P. eurytis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalanta eurytis | |
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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 edit
- Phalanta eurytis eurytis (tropical Africa)
- Phalanta eurytis microps (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya)[3]
References edit
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- ^ "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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