Madagascan friar

Madagascan friar

Amauris nossima figure 1, Amauris nossima var. conjuncta figure 2
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Amauris
Species:	A. nossima
Binomial name
*Amauris nossima* (Ward, 1870)^[1]
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.^[2]

References

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 23 d

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↑ Amauris, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina

Sources

Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. Amauris nossima. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.

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