Biology:Amauris

Short description: Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Amauris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subtribe:	Danaina
Genus:	Amauris Hübner, 1816
Synonyms
Amaura Geyer, 1837 Conoploea Guenée, 1865 Cadytis Moore, 1883 Berethis Moore, 1883 Nebroda Moore, 1883 Amaurina Aurivillius, 1910 Panamauris Bryk, 1937 Egialea Hemming, 1964

A. ochlea female, underside

Amauris is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the Danainae subfamily. Amauris niavius niavius, Amauris echeria jacksoni, and Amauris dominicanus are mimicked by Papilio dardanus females. Other mimics of Amauris are found among other species of Papilio, the nymphaline genus Pseudacraea, and Hypolimnas anthedon.

Species

• Amauris comorana – Comoro friar
• Amauris nossima – Madagascan friar
• Amauris phoedon – Mauritian friar
• Amauris niavius – friar
• Amauris tartarea – monk
• Amauris ellioti – Ansorge's Danaid
• Amauris echeria
• Amauris vashti
• Amauris crawshayi
• Amauris damocles
• Amauris hyalites
• Amauris albimaculata – layman
• Amauris ochlea – novice
• Amauris dannfelti
• Amauris inferna
• Amauris hecate – dusky Danaid

External links

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate 23 et seq.
• "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q2705613 entry