Butterfly

Common Leopard

Phalanta phalantha

Common Leopard resting on a leaf with wings open

Scientific name: Phalanta phalantha
Family: Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera
Group: Butterfly

A tawny butterfly dotted like a leopard's coat.

Spot it Bright orange wings covered in small black spots, with a black dotted border.
Home Gardens, hedges and scrub, often on lantana and other small flowers.
Food web Adults sip nectar; caterpillars feed on the leaves of shrubs such as Flacourtia.
Why it matters A busy flower visitor that helps pollinate garden and scrub plants.

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