Amauris echeria

Chief
	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 echeriaStoll, [1790]; Amauris echerioidesWeistman, 1913; Amauris echeria imatongensisTalbot, 1941; Amauris echeria jacksoni f. luxuriosaTalbot, 1940; Amauris echeria vaalTalbot, 1940; Danais vaillantianaGodart, 1819; Amauris lobengula abessinicaSchmidt, 1921; Amauris fernandinaSchultze, 1914; Amauris jacksoniSharpe, 1892; Amauris lobengula katangaeNeave, 1910; Nebroda lobengulaSharpe, 1890; Amauris lobengula mongallensisCarpenter, 1928; Amauris lobengula septentrionisPoulton, 1924; Amauris steckeriKheil, 1890; Amauris whyteiButler, 1894;

Last updated August 14, 2024

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]

Subspecies

A. e. echeria – Cape to Natal, Zululand, Transvaal
A. e. abessinicaSchmidt, 1921 – Eritrea, northern Ethiopia
A. e. chyuluensisvan Someren, 1939 – south-eastern Kenya (Chyulu, Sagala, Emali, Teita)
A. e. contractaTalbot, 1940 – western Kenya, Kitale
A. e. fernandinaSchultze, 1914 – Fernando Póo (Macías Nguema Island)
A. e. jacksoniSharpe, 1892 – Kenya west of the Rift Valley
A. e. katangaeNeave, 1910 – southern Zaire (southern Shaba), Zambia
A. e. kikuyuTalbot, 1940 – eastern Kenya (Katamayu to Meru, Nyambeni)
A. e. lobengula(Sharpe, 1890) – Rhodesia, southern Mozambique, southern Malawi (Mount Mlanje)
A. e. meruensisTalbot, 1940 – northern Tanzania (Arusha, Moshi, Nogorongoro)
A. e. mongallensisCarpenter, 1928 – southern Sudan, northern Uganda
A. e. mpalaTalbot, 1940 – highlands of Zaire
A. e. occidentalisSchmidt, 1921 – Cameroon
A. e. septentrionisPoulton, 1924 – northern Kenya (Marsabit, Nyiro, Kulal)
A. e. sericaTalbot, 1940 – southern Tanzania, northern Malawi
A. e. steckeriKheil, 1890 – southern Ethiopia, western Ethiopia, southern Sudan
A. e. terrenaTalbot, 1940 – western Uganda, eastern Zaire, north-western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi
A. e. whyteiButler, 1894 – southern Malawi (Zomba Plateau)

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References

↑ 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

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 24 nominate and jacksoni Sharpe, 1892
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 25 ssp. lobengula misspelling

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[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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