Biology:Madagascan friar

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Madagascan friar
Amauris nossima.jpg
Amauris nossima figure 1, A. n. var. conjuncta figure 2
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species:
A. nossima
Binomial name
Amauris nossima
(Ward, 1870)[2]
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.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q308854 entry