Amauris ellioti

Amauris ellioti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species: A. ellioti
Binomial name
Amauris ellioti
Butler, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Amauris (Amaura) ellioti
  • Amaurina ellioti ab. styx Rebel, 1914
  • Amaurina ellioti ab. duponti Dufrane, 1948
  • Amauris ansorgei altumi van Someren, 1936
  • Amaurina ansorgei ab. torrefacta Le Cerf, 1920
  • Amaurina ansorgei var. junia Le Cerf, 1920
  • Amauris echeria jacksoni f. neavei Poulton, 1929

Amauris ellioti, Ansorge's Danaid, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of semi-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Tylophora stolzii, Tylophora anomala, Marsdenia racemosa, Gongronema latifolium, Cynanchum, Gymnema and Secamone species.

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References

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