Amauris ochlea

Amauris ochlea, the novice, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern and south-east Africa.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm for males and 60–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn).

The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, Tylophora stolzii, Gymnema, Marsdenia, Secamone, Cynanchum chirindense, Cyanchum abyssinicum, Cynanchum medium, Cynanchum nigrum, Cynanchum natalitium and Cynanchum vincetoxicum.

Subspecies

• Amauris ochlea ochlea (eastern Kenya to Zululand, Natal)
• Amauris ochlea affinis <small>Aurivillius, 1911</small> (Comoro Islands)
• Amauris ochlea bumilleri <small>Lanz, 1896</small> (northern Malawi, south-western Tanzania, Zambia)
• Amauris ochlea darius <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small> (northern Kenya (Meru, Mount Kulai) to southern Somalia and southern Ethiopia)
• Amauris ochlea moya <small>Turlin, 1994</small> (Comoro Islands)
• Amauris ochlea ochleides <small>Staudinger, 1896</small> (Eritrea, northern Ethiopia)

Gallery

Specimens from the coastal forest at Mabibi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 24 a nominate b bumilleri