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Amauris echeria

Amauris echeria, the chief, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 63–70 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn).

The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, Tylophora stolzii, Cynanchum chirindense, Gymnema (including Gymnema sylvestre), Marsdenia (including Marsdenia angolensis and Marsdenia racemosa) and Secamone (including Secamone africana and Secamone parviflora).

Subspecies

  • A. e. echeria – Cape to Natal, Zululand, Transvaal
  • A. e. abessinica <small>Schmidt, 1921</small> – Eritrea, northern Ethiopia
  • A. e. chyuluensis <small>van Someren, 1939</small> – south-eastern Kenya (Chyulu, Sagala, Emali, Teita)
  • A. e. contracta <small>Talbot, 1940</small> – western Kenya, Kitale
  • A. e. fernandina <small>Schultze, 1914</small> – Fernando Póo (Macías Nguema Island)
  • A. e. jacksoni <small>Sharpe, 1892</small> – Kenya west of the Rift Valley
  • A. e. katangae <small>Neave, 1910</small> – southern Zaire (southern Shaba), Zambia
  • A. e. kikuyu <small>Talbot, 1940</small> – eastern Kenya (Katamayu to Meru, Nyambeni)
  • A. e. lobengula <small>(Sharpe, 1890)</small> – Rhodesia, southern Mozambique, southern Malawi (Mount Mlanje)
  • A. e. meruensis <small>Talbot, 1940</small> – northern Tanzania (Arusha, Moshi, Nogorongoro)
  • A. e. mongallensis <small>Carpenter, 1928</small> – southern Sudan, northern Uganda
  • A. e. mpala <small>Talbot, 1940</small> – highlands of Zaire
  • A. e. occidentalis <small>Schmidt, 1921</small> – Cameroon
  • A. e. septentrionis <small>Poulton, 1924</small> – northern Kenya (Marsabit, Nyiro, Kulal)
  • A. e. serica <small>Talbot, 1940</small> – southern Tanzania, northern Malawi
  • A. e. steckeri <small>Kheil, 1890</small> – southern Ethiopia, western Ethiopia, southern Sudan
  • A. e. terrena <small>Talbot, 1940</small> – western Uganda, eastern Zaire, north-western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi
  • A. e. whytei <small>Butler, 1894</small> – southern Malawi (Zomba Plateau)

References