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Query: nymphalid butterflyResult: 11th of 37
common leopard (Phalanta phalantha), Indian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
Subject: common leopard (Phalanta phalantha), Indian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
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common leopard (Phalanta phalantha), Indian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)


Description
English: Frederic Moore The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Plate 31
Warning some taxa/names may be misidentified/misapplied or placed in a different genus
Fig. 1, la. Atella Phalanta =Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773) = common leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
Fig. 2, 2 a, b. Acidalia Niphe = Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) = Indian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
Date 1890
Source http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Author Frederic Moore
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MooreThe_Lepidoptera_of_CeylonPlate31.jpg

Phalanta phalantha, the common leopard or spotted rustic, is a sun-loving butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed butterfly family.

Argynnis hyperbius, the Indian fritillary, is a butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed butterfly family. The Himalayas, in the outer ranges from Campbellpur in the Punjab to Sikhim; Oudh; Agra; Manbhum in Bengal; Assam, the Khasi Hills; Upper Burma; extending to China and Formosa; Sumatra; Java. Can also be found in southern Japan.

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