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Amauris echeria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Amauris echeria

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Amauris

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Amauris albimaculata, Amauris, Amauris niavius, Amauris tartarea, Amauris ochlea

Amauris echeria, the chief, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 63-70 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn).

The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, Tylophora stolzii, Cynanchum chirindense, Gymnema (including Gymnema sylvestre), Marsdenia (including Marsdenia angolensis and Marsdenia racemosa) and Secamone (including Secamone africana and Secamone parviflora).

Subspecies

  • A. e. echeria (Cape to Natal, Zululand, Transvaal)
  • A. e. abessinica Schmidt, 1921 (Eritrea, northern Ethiopia)
  • A. e. chyuluensis van Someren, 1939 (south-eastern Kenya (Chyulu, Sagala, Emali, Teita))
  • A. e. contracta Talbot, 1940 (western Kenya, Kitale)
  • A. e. fernandina Schultze, 1914 (Fernando Póo (Macías Nguema Island))
  • A. e. jacksoni Sharpe, 1892 (Kenya west of the Rift Valley)
  • A. e. katangae Neave, 1910 (southern Zaire (southern Shaba), Zambia)
  • A. e. kikuyu Talbot, 1940 (eastern Kenya (Katamayu to Meru, Nyambeni))
  • A. e. lobengula (Sharpe, 1890) (Rhodesia, southern Mozambique, southern Malawi (Mount Mlanje))
  • A. e. meruensis Talbot, 1940 (northern Tanzania (Arusha, Moshi, Nogorongoro))
  • A. e. mongallensis Carpenter, 1928 (southern Sudan, northern Uganda)
  • A. e. mpala Talbot, 1940 (highlands of Zaire)
  • A. e. occidentalis Schmidt, 1921 (Cameroon)
  • A. e. septentrionis Poulton, 1924 (northern Kenya (Marsabit, Nyiro, Kulal))
  • A. e. serica Talbot, 1940 (southern Tanzania, northern Malawi)
  • A. e. steckeri Kheil, 1890 (southern Ethiopia, western Ethiopia, southern Sudan)
  • A. e. terrena Talbot, 1940 (western Uganda, eastern Zaire, north-western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi)
  • A. e. whytei Butler, 1894 (southern Malawi (Zomba Plateau))

    • References

    Amauris echeria Wikipedia
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