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Amauris
Sign in to saveAmauris 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
Layman
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyNymphalidae
Amauris es un género de lepidópteros de la familia Nymphalidae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 32
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SAM, NHMUK, YPM, USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Sudan, Liberia, Mauritius, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
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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
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