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Amauris damocles

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Amauris damocles, the small monk, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry forests, Guinea savanna and disturbed areas in the rainforest zone.

This species is mimicked by one of the forms of Hypolimnas anthedon.

The larvae probably feed on Pergularia species.

Subspecies

  • Amauris damocles damocles (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
  • Amauris damocles makuyensis Carcasson, 1964 (western Tanzania)

References

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  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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Amauris damocles: Brief Summary

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Amauris damocles, the small monk, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry forests, Guinea savanna and disturbed areas in the rainforest zone.

This species is mimicked by one of the forms of Hypolimnas anthedon.

The larvae probably feed on Pergularia species.

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