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Phalanta phalantha aethiopica
The Common Leopard is a medium-sized 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. A more prominent purple gloss on the underside can be found in the dry season form of this butterfly.
Urban environment, backyard garden.
Six subspecies are mentioned in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanta_ph...). The butterfly is found in Sub-saharan Africa and Southern Asia (including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Burma)
Oh, and a very good link as well. It is hard to find information that is not in Portuguese :) That one will be very useful for future spottings!
Spotted on Jul 17, 2013
Submitted on Jul 17, 2013
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