Biology:Amauris hyalites
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Amauris hyalites | |
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| Amauris hyalites depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Amauris |
| Species: | A. hyalites
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| Binomial name | |
| Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874[1]
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Amauris hyalites is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, western Tanzania and western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of low to medium altitude forests.
Adult males are attracted to wet sand.
The larvae feed on Asclepiadaceae species.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amauris hyalites. |
Wikidata ☰ Q2365915 entry
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