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Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, [1782]) – Small Leopard
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
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Phalanta alcippe alcippoides – Himalayan Small Leopard
Phalanta alcippe andamana – Andaman Small Leopard
Phalanta alcippe mercea – Sahyadri Small Leopard
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Heliconiinae > Vagrantini > Phalanta
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Kunte, K. and K. Saji. 2021. Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, [1782]) – Small Leopard. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/566/Phalanta-alcippe
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