斐豹蛺蝶鮮橙色的翅膀上分布着黑色的斑點，活像一隻橙色的野豹。雌蝶翅面端部有紫黑色的三角斑，內有一條白色的斜帶，而雄蝶則無。後翅邊緣鋸齒狀。
展翅約 60 至 80 毫米；全年可見。幼蟲食用戟葉菫菜和香堇菜。
The bright orange wings of the Indian Fritillary are covered with black spots, which looks like an orange wild leopard. The female butterfly’s wing has a purple-black triangular spot with a white diagonal band inside, while the male butterfly does not. The edges of hind wings are serrated.
Wingspan is about 60 to 80 mm; it is visible throughout the year. The larvae eat halberd leaf and sweet viola.
