Phalanta

Phalanta
Phalanta phalantha in Bangalore, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Vagrantini
Genus: Phalanta
Horsfield, [1829]
Synonyms
  • Atella Doubleday, 1847
  • Albericia Dufrane, 1945

Phalanta is a genus of butterflies, called leopards, in the family Nymphalidae. The genus ranges from Africa to northern Australia.

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