Amauris albimaculata
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Amauris albimaculata, the layman, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Amauris |
Species: | A. albimaculata |
Binomial name | |
Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | |
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The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 62–68 for females. Adults are on the wing year-round (with peaks in summer and autumn).[1]
The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, T. stolzii, Cynanchum chirindense, C. vincetoxicum, Gymnema, Marsdenia (including M. angolensis and M. racemosa) and Secamone.[2]