Subspecies in India
(1) Phalanta alcippe mercea (Evans, 1924) – Sahyadri Small Leopard
(2) Phalanta alcippe alcippoides (Moore, [1900]) – Himalayan Small Leopard
(3) Phalanta alcippe andamana (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – Andaman Small Leopard
(4) Phalanta alcippe fraterna (Moore, [1900]) – Nicobar Small Leopard
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Phalanta alcippe alcippoides (Moore, [1900]) – Himalayan Small Leopard
(3) Phalanta alcippe andamana (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – Andaman Small Leopard
(4) Phalanta alcippe fraterna (Moore, [1900]) – Nicobar Small Leopard
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
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| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Kerala | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
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| West Bengal | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
Rinorea bengalensis (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Rinorea zeylanica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Violaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Page citation
Kunte, K. and K. Saji 2025. Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, [1782]) – Small Leopard. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/index.php/phalanta-alcippe, accessed 2025/11/01.