Amauris ellioti, Ansorge's danaid, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of semi-montane forests.
The larvae feed on Tylophora stolzii, Tylophora anomala, Marsdenia racemosa, Gongronema latifolium, Cynanchum, Gymnema and Secamone species.
Subspecies
- Amauris ellioti ellioti (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)
- Amauris ellioti altumi <small>van Someren, 1936</small> (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, Tanzania)
- Amauris ellioti ansorgei <small>Sharpe, 1896</small> (Uganda: western slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)
- Amauris ellioti junia <small>(Le Cerf, 1920)</small> (northern Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania: north, central and southern highlands)
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