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Common Leopard

Phalanta phalantha phalantha

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Description:

The Common Leopard or Spotted Rustic (Phalanta phalantha) is a sun-loving medium-sized Nymphalid butterfly with a wingspan of 50–55 mm with a tawny colour and marked with black spots. The underside of the butterfly is more glossy than the upper and both the male and female are similar looking. (Wikipedia)

Recorded hostplants: Flacourtia sp., Scolopia chinensis (Flacourtiaceae), Salix babylonica, S. tetrasperma (Salicaceae)

Habitat:

Backyard

Notes:

Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Drury, [1773]) is the subspecies existing in the Philippines. http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/philippine-butterflies.php

Reference Links:

Phalanta phalantha, Butterflies of Singapore: Life History of the Leopard

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PublishedAugust 16, 2015

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