Butterfly or moth
Common Leopard
Phalanta phalantha · Nymphalidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsApr · Jun · Sepmost records
Records9,147in 29 countries
Most seen inIndia3,278 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Common Leopard in brief
The common leopard (Phalanta phalantha) is a butterfly or moth of the Nymphalidae family.
Across the 29 countries we cover it has 9,147 published records, most of them from India, Singapore and South Africa. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, June and September.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India3,278 records · best Sep, Jul
Singapore1,728 records · best Jan, May
South Africa1,623 records · best Apr, Mar
Zambia439 records · best Feb, Mar
Kenya391 records · best May, Jul
Sri Lanka239 records · best Apr, Aug
Thailand197 records · best Jun, Apr
Benin145 records · best May, Jun
Zimbabwe132 records · best Jan, Mar
Madagascar130 records · best Oct, Feb
Tanzania124 records · best Jan, Feb
Malawi117 records · best Jan, Mar
Nepal101 records · best Oct, Sep
Ghana77 records · best Apr, Nov
Mauritius75 records · best May, Jan
Mozambique66 records · best Apr, Jun
Pakistan59 records · best Sep, Oct
Eswatini55 records · best Mar, May
Nigeria36 records · best Nov, Jul
Bangladesh29 records · best Aug, Nov
Myanmar22 records · best Sep, Jun
Comoros21 records · best Mar, Sep
Rwanda20 records · best Mar, Apr
Seychelles11 records · best Feb, Mar
Togo11 records · best Apr, May
Burkina Faso8 records · best Jun, Jan
South Sudan5 records · best Jul, Mar
Mali4 records · best Jul, Aug
Senegal4 records · best Nov, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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