Phalanta phalantha (common leopard)

Family nymphalidae

Originally in the past, we didn’t have this species. It’s quite possible that with the import of willow plants, the larvae hid in the leaves and were brought in. In water willows and weeping willows grown in Niaosong Wetland Park, the adult butterfly of Phalanta phalantha (common leopard) is often seen to beautifully dance in the air.

　　Photographed by Chiang Ruei-yiao