Amauris niavius

Amauris niavius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species: A. niavius
Binomial name
Amauris niavius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Papilio niavius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Amauris obliterata Dufrane, 1948
  • Amauris partita Talbot, 1941
  • Amauris dominicanus Trimen, 1879
Amauris niavius - Museum specimen

Amauris niavius, known as The Friar, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the forests of tropical Africa.

The wingspan is 80–85 mm for males and 78-82 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in late summer and autumn).[1]

The larvae feed on Cynanchum (including Cynanchum medium, Cynanchum nigrum and Cynanchum vincetoxicum), Gymnema (including Gymnema sylvestre), Marsdenia, Secamone, Tylophora and Ipomoea. Larvae of ssp. dominicanus feed on Gymnema sylvestre.[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
  2. Amauris, Site of Markku Savela
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