Amauris
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Amauris is a genus of nymphalid
butterfly
in the Danainae subfamily.
It contains the following species:
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Danainae subfamily.
It contains the following species:
- Comoro FriarComoro FriarThe Comoro Friar is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Comoros.-Source:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Amauris comorana) - Madagascan FriarMadagascan FriarThe Madagascan Friar is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte.-Source:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Amauris nossima) - Mauritian FriarMauritian FriarThe Mauritian Friar is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Mauritius.-Source:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Amauris phoedon) - Friar (Amauris niaviusAmauris niaviusAmauris 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...
) - Monk (Amauris tartarea)
- Ansorge's Danaid (Amauris ellioti)
- Amauris echeriaAmauris echeriaThe Chief is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 63-70 for females...
- Amauris vashti
- Amauris crawshayi
- Amauris damocles
- Amauris hyalites
- Layman (Amauris albimaculataAmauris albimaculataThe Layman is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 62-68 for females...
) - Novice (Amauris ochleaAmauris ochleaThe Novice is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern and south-east Africa.The wingspan is 55–60 mm for males and 60-65 for females...
) - Amauris dannfelti
- Amauris inferna
- Dusky Danaid (Amauris hecateAmauris hecateThe Dusky Danaid or Black Friar is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa, from Guinea and Liberia to Ghana, Cameroun, Angola, Zaire, Uganda, Southern Sudan and Western Kenya and Southern Ethiopia....
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