Madagascan friar

Madagascan friar
Amauris nossima figure 1, A. n. var. conjuncta figure 2
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species:
A. nossima
Binomial name
Amauris nossima
(Ward, 1870)[2]
Synonyms
  • Danais nossima Ward, 1870
  • Amauris nossima var. interrupta Boullet, 1912
  • Amauris nossima var. conjuncta Boullet, 1913
  • Amauris nossima defasciata Röber, 1937
  • Amauris nossima f. disjuncta Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris nossima f. antsingyi Paulian, 1956

The Madagascan friar (Amauris nossima) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found on the Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte. The habitat consists of forests.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Amauris nossima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1002A3154368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1002A3154368.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-30.


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