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Amauris
''Amauris'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the Danainae subfamily. ''Amauris niavius niavius'', ''Amauris echeria jacksoni'', and ''Amauris dominicanus'' are mimicked by '' Papilio dardanus'' females. Other mimics of ''Amauris'' are found among other species of ''Papilio'', the nymphaline genus '' Pseudacraea'', and '' Hypolimnas anthedon''. Species * '' Amauris comorana'' – Comoro friar * '' Amauris nossima'' – Madagascan friar * '' Amauris phoedon'' – Mauritian friar * '' Amauris niavius'' – friar * '' Amauris tartarea'' – monk * '' Amauris ellioti'' – Ansorge's Danaid * '' Amauris echeria'' * ''Amauris vashti'' * ''Amauris crawshayi'' * ''Amauris damocles ''Amauris damocles'', the small monk, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tanzania Tanzania, officially ...'' * '' Amauris hyalites'' * '' Amauris albimaculata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Tartarea
''Amauris tartarea'', the monk or dusky friar, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. The habitat consists of various types of forests. Adult males mud-puddle and imbibe pyrrolizidine alkaloids from ''Heliotropium'' species, especially from the roots of dug-up plants. Both sexes are attracted to flowers. The species is mimicked by ''Hypolimnas anthedon''. The larvae feed on Asclepiadaceae and ''Brassica'' species. Subspecies *''Amauris tartarea tartarea'' (Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Suda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris
''Amauris'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the Danainae subfamily. ''Amauris niavius niavius'', ''Amauris echeria jacksoni'', and ''Amauris dominicanus'' are mimicked by '' Papilio dardanus'' females. Other mimics of ''Amauris'' are found among other species of ''Papilio'', the nymphaline genus '' Pseudacraea'', and '' Hypolimnas anthedon''. Species * '' Amauris comorana'' – Comoro friar * '' Amauris nossima'' – Madagascan friar * '' Amauris phoedon'' – Mauritian friar * '' Amauris niavius'' – friar * '' Amauris tartarea'' – monk * '' Amauris ellioti'' – Ansorge's Danaid * '' Amauris echeria'' * ''Amauris vashti'' * ''Amauris crawshayi'' * ''Amauris damocles ''Amauris damocles'', the small monk, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tanzania Tanzania, officially ...'' * '' Amauris hyalites'' * '' Amauris albimaculata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Ochlea
''Amauris ochlea'', the novice, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern and south-east Africa. The wingspan is 55–60 mm for males and 60–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn). The larvae feed on '' Tylophora anomala'', ''Tylophora stolzii'', '' Gymnema'', ''Marsdenia'', ''Secamone'', '' Cynanchum chirindense'', '' Cyanchum abyssinicum'', '' Cynanchum medium'', '' Cynanchum nigrum'', ''Cynanchum natalitium'' and '' Cynanchum vincetoxicum''. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Subspecies *''Amauris ochlea ochlea'' (eastern Kenya to Zululand, Natal) *''Amauris ochlea affinis'' Aurivillius, 1911 (Comoro Is ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Echeria
''Amauris echeria'', the chief, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 63–70 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn). The larvae feed on '' Tylophora anomala'', ''Tylophora stolzii'', '' Cynanchum chirindense'', '' Gymnema'' (including ''Gymnema sylvestre''), ''Marsdenia'' (including '' Marsdenia angolensis'' and '' Marsdenia racemosa'') and ''Secamone ''Secamone'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the ...'' (including '' Secamone africana'' and '' Secamone parviflora''). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Albimaculata
''Amauris albimaculata'', the layman, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 62–68 for females. Adults are on the wing year-round (with peaks in summer and autumn). The larvae feed on '' Tylophora anomala'', '' T. stolzii'', '' Cynanchum chirindense'', '' C. vincetoxicum'', '' Gymnema'', ''Marsdenia'' (including '' M. angolensis'' and '' M. racemosa'') and ''Secamone ''Secamone'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the ...''. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Inferna
''Amauris inferna'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Adult males mud-puddle Puddling is a behaviour in which an organism seeks out nutrients in certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter, mud, and carrion, and sucks up the fluid. Where the conditions are suitable, conspicuous insects such as butterflies common .... Subspecies *''Amauris inferna inferna'' (Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa) *''Amauris inferna discus'' Talbot, 1940 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: west and central to Kwilu, Sankuru, Kisangami) *''Amauris inferna grogani'' Sharpe, 1901 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to northern Kivu and Ituri) *''Amauris inferna moka'' Talbot, 1940 (Bioko) *''Amauris inferna uganda'' Talbot, 1940 (Uganda, Tanzania: north-west and Kere Hill) References Seitz, A. ''Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Niavius
''Amauris niavius'', the friar, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the forests of tropical Africa. The wingspan is 80–85 mm for males and 78–82 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round (with peaks in late summer and autumn). The larvae feed on ''Cynanchum'' (including '' C. medium'', '' C. nigrum'' and '' C. vincetoxicum''), '' Gymnema'' (including '' G. sylvestre''), ''Marsdenia'', ''Secamone'', ''Vincetoxicum'' (syn. ''Tylophora'') and ''Ipomoea''. Larvae of subspecies ''dominicanus'' feed on ''Gymnema sylvestre ''Gymnema sylvestre'' is a perennial woody vine native to Asia (including the Arabian Peninsula), Africa and Australia. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine. Common names include gymnema, Australian cowplant, and Periploca of the woods, and t ...''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Hecate
''Amauris hecate'', the dusky Danaid, scarce monk or black friar, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa, from Guinea and Liberia to Ghana, Cameroun, Angola, Zaire, Uganda, Southern Sudan and Western Kenya and Southern Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken .... Subspecies *''Amauris hecate hecate'' (Guinea, Liberia to Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, Zaire, Uganda, Southern Sudan and Western Kenya) *''Amauris hecate stictica'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Southern Ethiopia) References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 24 Amauris Butterflies of Africa Lepidoptera of West Africa Butterflies described in 1866 Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Danainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Crawshayi
''Amauris crawshayi'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on ''Vincetoxicum'' (syn. ''Tylophora'') (including ''Vincetoxicum anomalum, V. anomala''), ''Marsdenia'', ''Cynanchum'', ''Gymnema'' and ''Secamone'' species. Subspecies *''A. c. crawshayi'' (northern Malawi, southern and south-eastern Tanzania) *''A. c. angola'' Bethune-Baker, 1914 (Angola) *''A. c. camerunica'' Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (Ghana to Cameroon) *''A. c. oscarus'' Thurau, 1904 (western Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania) *''A. c. simulator'' Talbot, 1926 (Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: south-east to Shaba, Lulua, Maniema) References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 24 ssp. ''crawshayi'' and ''oscarus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Nossima
The Madagascan friar (''Amauris nossima'') is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found on the Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte Mayotte ( ; , ; , ; , ), officially the Department of Mayotte (), is an Overseas France, overseas Overseas departments and regions of France, department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the Overseas departm .... The habitat consists of forests. References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 23d Amauris Butterflies described in 1870 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Christopher Ward (entomologist) {{Danainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Damocles
''Amauris damocles'', the small monk, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... The habitat consists of dry forests, Guinea savanna and disturbed areas in the rainforest zone. This species is mimicked by one of the forms of '' Hypolimnas anthedon''. The larvae probably feed on '' Pergularia'' species. Subspecies *''Amauris damocles damocles'' (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, western Cameroon) *''Amauris damocles makuyensis'' Carcasson, 1964 (western Tanzania) References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Ellioti
''Amauris ellioti'', Ansorge's danaid, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of semi-montane forests. The larvae feed on '' Tylophora stolzii'', '' Tylophora anomala'', '' Marsdenia racemosa'', '' Gongronema latifolium'', ''Cynanchum'', '' Gymnema'' and ''Secamone ''Secamone'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the ...'' species. Subspecies *''Amauris ellioti ellioti'' (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) *''Amauris ellioti altumi'' van Someren, 1936 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, Tanzania) *''Amauris ellioti ansorgei'' Sharpe, 1896 (Uganda: western slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley) *''Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
