Amauris vashti

Amauris vashti
Specimen from Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Amauris
Species: A. vashti
Binomial name
Amauris vashti
(Butler, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Danais vashti Butler, 1869
  • Amauris vashti ab. unipuncta Dufrane, 1948

Amauris vashti is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Description

Amauris vashti has a wingspan reaching about 83 millimetres (3.3 in). The uppersides of the forewings are black, with two large basal whitish spots and a few small spots on the edge. The uppersides of the hindwings are dark brown in males, pale brown in females.

Distribution

This species can be found in tropical Africa, mainly in Nigeria, Cameroun, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References


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