Amauris hyalites
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| Amauris hyalites | |
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| File:SeitzFaunaAfricanaXIIITaf24.JPG | |
| Amauris hyalites depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Amauris |
| Species: | A. hyalites
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| Amauris hyalites | |
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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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- ↑ Amauris, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
