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''Amauris niavius'', known as The Friar, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the forests of tropical Africa. The wingspan is 80–85 mm for males and 78-82 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in late summer and autumn).〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Cynanchum'' (including ''Cynanchum medium'', ''Cynanchum nigrum'' and ''Cynanchum vincetoxicum''), ''Gymnema'' (including ''Gymnema sylvestre''), ''Marsdenia'', ''Secamone'', ''Tylophora'' and ''Ipomoea''. Larvae of ssp. ''dominicanus'' feed on ''Gymnema sylvestre''.〔(''Amauris'' ), Site of Markku Savela〕 ==Subspecies== *''Amauris niavius niavius'' (from western Kenya to Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Fernando Póo (Macías Nguema Island)) *''Amauris niavius dominicanus'' Trimen, 1879 (Natal, Mozambique, from Rhodesia to Malawi, eastern Tanzania and Kenya east of the Rift Valley) *''Amauris niavius aethiops'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Ethiopia, northern Uganda, southern Sudan) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amauris niavius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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