Phalanta philiberti (Philibert's Leopard)

[Melanie]

extinct butterfly from the Seychelles

[Deleted]

A photograph can be seen here (number 11).:

www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32799#page/315/mode/1up

[Sebbe]

According to the Field Guide to Butterflies of Seychelles: Their Natural History and Conservation (published in July 2014), this species, known as the Seychelles Leopard, was endemic to the Seychelles granitic islands where it was recorded from Mahé, Praslin and Silhouette. It was reported as abundant in 1908-1909. It was last collected in 1953 with more individuals seen between 1956 and 1960.

[surroundx]

Holland, W. J. (1896). List of the lepidoptera from Aldabra, Seychelles, and other East African islands, collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18(1064): 265-273.

Discusses this species under the genus Atella, and also describes a new species of Atella, A. seychellarum, which is now considered a synonym of this species.

[koeiyabe]

"Living Things Vanished from the Earth (in Japanese)" by Toshio Inomata (1993)
with Phalanta philiberti, Princeps (Papilio) phorbanta nana, and Macroglossum alluaudi (from left) and Elephant Bird.

[koeiyabe]

"The Earth Extinct Entomological Chronicles (in Japanese)" by Toshio Inomata (1988)

[surroundx]

Henning, Graham. (2015). Lepidoptera conservation in South Africa - part 2. Babbel Blues 3: 18-23.