Amauris niavius information

Amauris niavius
	Male, dorsal side
	Ventral side, Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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, the friar, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the forests of tropical Africa.

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

The larvae feed on Cynanchum (including C. medium, C. nigrum and C. vincetoxicum), Gymnema (including G. sylvestre), Marsdenia, Secamone, Vincetoxicum (syn. Tylophora) and Ipomoea. Larvae of subspecies dominicanus feed on Gymnema sylvestre.^[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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