Amauris echeria information

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	Both in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Amauris
Species:	A. echeria
Binomial name
	Amauris echeria; (Stoll, [1790])
Synonyms
	Papilio echeria Stoll, [1790]; Amauris echerioides Weistman, 1913; Amauris echeria imatongensis Talbot, 1941; Amauris echeria jacksoni f. luxuriosa Talbot, 1940; Amauris echeria vaal Talbot, 1940; Danais vaillantiana Godart, 1819; Amauris lobengula abessinica Schmidt, 1921; Amauris fernandina Schultze, 1914; Amauris jacksoni Sharpe, 1892; Amauris lobengula katangae Neave, 1910; Nebroda lobengula Sharpe, 1890; Amauris lobengula mongallensis Carpenter, 1928; Amauris lobengula septentrionis Poulton, 1924; Amauris steckeri Kheil, 1890; Amauris whytei Butler, 1894;

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).^[1]

The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, Tylophora stolzii, Cynanchum chirindense, Gymnema (including Gymnema sylvestre), Marsdenia (including Marsdenia angolensis and Marsdenia racemosa) and Secamone (including Secamone africana and Secamone parviflora).^[2]

^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
^ "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[1] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[2] "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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Both in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Amauris
Species:	A. echeria
Binomial name
*Amauris echeria* (Stoll, [1790])
Synonyms
Papilio echeria Stoll, [1790] Amauris echerioides Weistman, 1913 Amauris echeria imatongensis Talbot, 1941 Amauris echeria jacksoni f. luxuriosa Talbot, 1940 Amauris echeria vaal Talbot, 1940 Danais vaillantiana Godart, 1819 Amauris lobengula abessinica Schmidt, 1921 Amauris fernandina Schultze, 1914 Amauris jacksoni Sharpe, 1892 Amauris lobengula katangae Neave, 1910 Nebroda lobengula Sharpe, 1890 Amauris lobengula mongallensis Carpenter, 1928 Amauris lobengula septentrionis Poulton, 1924 Amauris steckeri Kheil, 1890 Amauris whytei Butler, 1894