page_title: Amauris niavius
hierarchical_section_title: Amauris niavius
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Männliches Exemplar - Zwei Ansichten des gleichen Exemplar. Fundort: Ebogo, Santa Catarina, Kamerun English: The Friar Male specimen - Two views of same specimen. Locality: Ebogo, Kamerun Français&#160;: Sujet mâle - Deux vues du même spécimen. Localité: Ebogo, Cameroun Muséum de Toulouse &#160;&#160;Native nameMuséum de ToulouseLocationToulouse , FranceCoordinates43°&#160;35′&#160;38″&#160;N, 1°&#160;26′&#160;57″&#160;E &#160;Established1796&#58; &#32;established&#160;; 1865&#58; &#32;opened to publicWeb pagewww.museum.toulouse.frAuthority control : Q422 VIAF:&#8201;131004808 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 2158 3469 SUDOC:&#8201;028667107 BNF:&#8201;120455376 Museofile:&#8201;M7013 institution QS:P195,Q422
context_page_description: Amauris niavius, the friar, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the forests of tropical Africa.
  The wingspan is 80–85 mm for males and 78–82 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round.
  The larvae feed on Cynanchum, Gymnema, Marsdenia, Secamone, Tylophora and Ipomoea. Larvae of subspecies dominicanus feed on Gymnema sylvestre.
context_section_description: Amauris niavius, the friar, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the forests of tropical Africa.
  The wingspan is 80–85 mm for males and 78–82 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round (with peaks in late summer and autumn).
  The larvae feed on Cynanchum (including C. medium, C. nigrum and C. vincetoxicum), Gymnema (including G. sylvestre), Marsdenia, Secamone, Tylophora and Ipomoea. Larvae of subspecies dominicanus feed on Gymnema sylvestre.
caption: Amauris niavius - museum specimen
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