Amauris inferna

Amauris inferna
Amauris inferna depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species: A. inferna
Binomial name
Amauris inferna
Butler , 1871[1]
Synonyms
  • Amauris (Amaura) inferna
  • Amauris egialea r. semvitrea Mabille, 1876
  • Amauris hecatoides Aurivillius, 1901
  • Amauris hecate ab. reuteri Strand, 1910
  • Amauris inferna ab. infernalis Strand, 1912
  • Amauris grogani Sharpe, 1901
  • Amauris torleyi Hulstaert, 1926
  • Amauris egialea f. aurivilliana Bryk, 1937

Amauris inferna is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Subspecies

References

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