Madagascan friar

Madagascan friar
	Amauris nossima figure 1, A. n. var. conjuncta figure 2
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Amauris
Species:	A. nossima
Binomial name
	Amauris nossima; (Ward, 1870)
Synonyms
	Danais nossima Ward, 1870; Amauris nossima var. interrupta Boullet, 1912; Amauris nossima var. conjuncta Boullet, 1913; Amauris nossima defasciata Röber, 1937; Amauris nossima f. disjuncta Talbot, 1940; Amauris nossima f. antsingyi Paulian, 1956;

The Madagascan friar (Amauris nossima) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found on the Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte. The habitat consists of forests.^[3]

References

^ Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Amauris nossima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1002A3154368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1002A3154368.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-30.

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