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Madagascan friar
Amauris nossima figure 1, A. n. var. conjuncta figure 2
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Amauris
Species:	A. nossima
Binomial name
Amauris nossima (Ward, 1870)
Synonyms
Danais nossima Ward, 1870 Amauris nossima var. interrupta Boullet, 1912 Amauris nossima var. conjuncta Boullet, 1913 Amauris nossima defasciata Röber, 1937 Amauris nossima f. disjuncta Talbot, 1940 Amauris nossima f. antsingyi Paulian, 1956

The Madagascan friar (Amauris nossima) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found on the Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte. The habitat consists of forests.

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 23 d

1. Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Amauris nossima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1002A3154368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1002A3154368.en. Retrieved 14 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.

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