Amauris ellioti

Amauris ellioti, Ansorge's danaid, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of semi-montane forests.

Amauris ellioti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species:
A. ellioti
Binomial name
Amauris ellioti
Butler, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Amauris (Amaura) ellioti
  • Amaurina ellioti ab. styx Rebel, 1914
  • Amaurina ellioti ab. duponti Dufrane, 1948
  • Amauris ansorgei altumi van Someren, 1936
  • Amaurina ansorgei ab. torrefacta Le Cerf, 1920
  • Amaurina ansorgei var. junia Le Cerf, 1920
  • Amauris echeria jacksoni f. neavei Poulton, 1929

The larvae feed on Tylophora stolzii, Tylophora anomala, Marsdenia racemosa, Gongronema latifolium, Cynanchum, Gymnema and Secamone species.

Subspecies
  • Amauris ellioti ellioti (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)
  • Amauris ellioti altumi van Someren, 1936 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, Tanzania)
  • Amauris ellioti ansorgei Sharpe, 1896 (Uganda: western slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)
  • Amauris ellioti junia (Le Cerf, 1920) (northern Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania: north, central and southern highlands)
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References
  1. "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-30.


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