The Mauritian friar (Amauris phoedon) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Mauritius.[3]

Mauritian friar
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amauris
Species:
A. phoedon
Binomial name
Amauris phoedon
(Fabricius, 1798)[2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio phoedon Fabricius, 1798
  • Danais phaedone Godart, 1819
  • Danais phaedon Doubleday, 1847

The larvae feed on Tylophora asthmatica.

References

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  1. ^ Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Amauris phoedon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1003A3154736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1003A3154736.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Amauris Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-30.