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Phalanta eurytis

Phalanta eurytis

Doubleday, 1847

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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. It is similar to Phalanta phalantha in appearance but the marginal line of the forewing is unbroken. The male is a deeper orange color and the female is a dull pale orange.

The larvae feed on Dovyalis rhamnoides, Dovyalis caffra, Populus, Trimeria, Maytenus, Salix, Homalium, Ixora, and Theobroma cacao.

Subspecies: 
  • Phalanta eurytis eurytis (tropical Africa)
  • Phalanta eurytis microps (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya)

Source: Wikipedia, article Phalanta eurytis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242540303/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionParque Nacional Murchinson FallsHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Phalanta eurytis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 08/10/2026.