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Amauris niavius (Linné, 1767)

Subspecies

  • [Amauris] niavius niavius (LinnĂ©, 1767)
    - obliterata (Dufrane, 1948)

Adult morphologyWingspan45
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)650
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)271
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Cynanchum
    - Gymnema
    - Marsdenia
    - Secamone
    - Tylophora

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Cynanchum
    - Gymnema
    - Marsdenia
    - Secamone
    - Tylophora

Amauris niavius
Photographer: Siep Sinnema

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011