Amauris albimaculata

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species:
A. albimaculata
Binomial name
Amauris albimaculata
Butler, 1875
Synonyms
  • Amauris echeria var. albimaculataButler, 1875
  • Amauris egialea var. imparAurivillius, 1922
  • Amauris albimaculata magnimacula f. semifasciaTalbot, 1941
  • Amauris egialea similisJoicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Hirsutis virginalisKöhler, 1923
  • Amauris hanningtoniButler, 1888
  • Amauris intermediansHulstaert, 1926
  • Amauris albimaculata f. magnimaculaRebel, 1914

Amauris albimaculata, the layman, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 62–68 for females. Adults are on the wing year-round (with peaks in summer and autumn). [1]

The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala , T. stolzii , Cynanchum chirindense , C. vincetoxicum , Gymnema , Marsdenia (including M. angolensis and M. racemosa ) and Secamone . [2]

Subspecies

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References

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