Amauris ellioti

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Amauris ellioti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species:
A. ellioti
Binomial name
Amauris ellioti
Butler, 1895 [1]
Synonyms
  • Amauris (Amaura) ellioti
  • Amaurina ellioti ab. styxRebel, 1914
  • Amaurina ellioti ab. dupontiDufrane, 1948
  • Amauris ansorgei altumivan Someren, 1936
  • Amaurina ansorgei ab. torrefactaLe Cerf, 1920
  • Amaurina ansorgei var. juniaLe Cerf, 1920
  • Amauris echeria jacksoni f. neaveiPoulton, 1929

Amauris ellioti, Ansorge's danaid, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of semi-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Tylophora stolzii , Tylophora anomala , Marsdenia racemosa , Gongronema latifolium , Cynanchum , Gymnema and Secamone species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-30.


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