Amauris ochlea

Amauris ochlea
male, Mabibi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species: A. ochlea
Binomial name
Amauris ochlea
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Euploea ochlea Boisduval, 1847
  • Amauris ochleides var. comorana Aurivillius, 1909 (not Oberthür, 1897)
  • Amauris ochlea affinis f. spatiosa Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris ochlea affinis f. valens Talbot, 1940
  • Amauris ochlea var. affinis Aurivillius, 1911
  • Amauris bumilleri Lanz, 1896

The Novice (Amauris ochlea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern and south-east Africa.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm for males and 60-65 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn).[1]

The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, Tylophora stolzii, Gymnema, Marsdenia, Secamone, Cynanchum chirindense, Cyanchum abyssinicum, Cynanchum medium, Cynanchum nigrum, Cynanchum natalitium and Cynanchum vincetoxicum.[2]

Subspecies

Gallery

Specimens from the coastal forest at Mabibi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

References

  1. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
  2. Amauris, Site of Markku Savela
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