Taxonomy of Genus Amauris Hübner, 1816
Class | Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects | 4179 190570 2444470 | Families Genera Species | Subclass | Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects | 3816 189502 2439455 | Families Genera Species | Infraclass | Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399 186457 2415487 | Families Genera Species | Superorder | Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects | 1891 142849 2048615 | Families Genera Species | Order | Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322 33641 568299 | Families Genera Species | Suborder | Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths | 208 32654 567261 | Families Genera Species | Infraorder | Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
| 197 32461 565431 | Families Genera Species | | Division | Ditrysia Borner, 1925 Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186 32290 560864 | Families Genera Species | Section | Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74 20388 404639 | Families Genera Species | Subsection | Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
| 66 18154 371101 | Families Genera Species | Superfamily | Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13 3266 144998 | Families Genera Species | | Family | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 1533 72196 | Genera Species | | Subfamily | Danainae Boisduval, 1833 Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 161 9520 | Genera Species | | Tribe | Danaini Boisduval, 1833 Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 69 4960 | Genera Species | | Subtribe | Amaurina Le Cerf, 1921
| 6 854 | Genera Species | | Genus | Amauris Hübner, 1816
| 328 | Species |
Subnodes of Amauris Hübner, 1816 | Subgenus | Amauris (Amaura) Geyer, 1837
| 12 | Species | | Subgenus | Amauris (Amauris) Amauris Hübner, 1816
| 27 | Species | | Species | Amauris abessinica Schmidt, 1921 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ⇒ Amauris (Amauris) niavius
| | | | Species | Amauris affinis Aurivillius, 1911 ⇒ Amauris ochlea
| | | | Species | Amauris alba Neustetter, 1916 ⇒ Amauris crawshayi
| | | | Species | Amauris albidior Staudinger, 1896
| | | | Species | Amauris albidor Staudinger, 1896
| | | | Species | Amauris albimacula Aurivillius, 1911
| | | | Species | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 Layman, Layman Friar | 12 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris altumi Poulton, 1929 ⇒ Amauris ellioti
| | | | Species | Amauris amplificata Joicey & Talbot, 1925
| | | | Species | Amauris angola Bethune-Baker, 1914 ⇒ Amauris crawshayi
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris ansorgei Sharpe, 1890 ⇒ Amauris ellioti
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris antsingyi Paulian, 1956 ⇒ Amauris nossima
| | | | Species | Amauris aryold
| | | | Species | Amauris aurivilliana Bryk, 1937 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| | | | Species | Amauris bassana Strand, 1913
| | | | Species | Amauris bedoci Dufrane, 1948 ⇒ Amauris hecate
| | | | Species | Amauris bibundana Strand, 1913
| | | | Species | Amauris brumilleri Lanz, 1896
| | | | Species | Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 Dusky Friar, Monk | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris bumilleri Lanz, 1896 ⇒ Amauris ochlea Novice | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925 ⇒ Amauris crawshayi
| | | | Species | Amauris chirindana Talbot, 1941 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata
| | | | Species | Amauris chyluensis Van Someren, 1939
| | | | Species | Amauris chyuluensis Van Someren, 1939 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris comorana Oberthür, 1897 ⇒ Amauris ochlea Comoro Friar | | | | Species | Amauris conjuncta Boullet, 1913 ⇒ Amauris nossima
| | | | Species | Amauris contracta Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris crawshayi Butler, 1897
| 8 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris damales
| | | | Species | Amauris damoclea Godart, 1819
| | | | Species | Amauris damoclides Staudinger, 1896
| | | | Species | Amauris dannfelti Aurivillius, 1891
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris darius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ⇒ Amauris ochlea
| | | | Species | Amauris defasciata Röber, 1937 ⇒ Amauris nossima
| | | | Species | Amauris difficilis Butler, 1874 ⇒ Amauris hyalites
| | | | Species | Amauris dira Neave, 1904 ⇒ Amauris hecate Black Friar, Dusky Danaid, Scarce Monk | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris discus Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| | | | Species | Amauris disjuncta Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris nossima
| | | | Species | Amauris dominicanus Linnaeus, 1758 ⇒ Amauris (Amauris) niavius The Friar | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris draedana Stoneham, 1958 ⇒ Amauris hecate
| | | | Species | Amauris duponti Dufrane, 1948 ⇒ Amauris ellioti
| | | | Species | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 Chief, Chief Friar | 28 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris echerioides Stoll, 1790 ⇒ Amauris vaal Chief | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris egialea Cramer, 1779
| 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895 Ansorge´s Danaid | 8 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris enceladus Linnaeus, 1758
| | | | Species | Amauris expansa Stoneham, 1958 ⇒ Amauris hecate
| | | | Species | Amauris fenestrata Aurivillius, 1906 ⇒ Amauris hyalites
| | | | Species | Amauris fernandina A.Schultze, 1914 ⇒ Amauris vaal
| | | | Species | Amauris formosa
| | | | Species | Amauris Friar
| | | | Species | Amauris gabunica Aurivillius, 1881
| | | | Species | Amauris grogani Butler, 1871 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris hanningtoni Butler, 1875 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata Layman | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris hecate Butler, 1866 Black Friar, Dusky Danaid, Scarce Monk | 9 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris hecatoides Aurivillius, 1901 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris hyalites Butler, 1874
| 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris imatongensis Stoll, 1790 ⇒ Amauris echeria Chief | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris impar Butler, 1875 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata Layman | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris inferma
| | | | Species | Amauris inferna Butler, 1871
| 12 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris infernalis Strand, 1912 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| | | | Species | Amauris intermedia Grünberg, 1912
| | | | Species | Amauris intermedians Hulstaert, 1926 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata Layman | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris interposita Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata
| | | | Species | Amauris interrupta Boullet, 1912 ⇒ Amauris nossima
| | | | Species | Amauris jacksoni Sharpe, 1892 ⇒ Amauris vaal
| | | | Species | Amauris junia Le Cerf, 1920 ⇒ Amauris ellioti
| | | | Species | Amauris katangae Neave, 1910 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris kikuyu Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris lagai Dufrane, 1948 ⇒ Amauris hecate
| | | | Species | Amauris latifascia Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata
| | | | Species | Amauris lecerfi Mabille, 1876 ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Dusky Friar, Monk | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris lobengula Sharpe, 1890 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| 8 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris lohengula Aurivillius, 1911 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata
| | | | Species | Amauris luxurians
| | | | Species | Amauris luxuriosa Stoll, 1790 ⇒ Amauris echeria Chief | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris lygia Butler, 1874 ⇒ Amauris hyalites
| | | | Species | Amauris magnimacula Rebel, 1914 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata
| | | | Species | Amauris makuyuensis Carcasson, 1964
| | | | Species | Amauris mercedonia
| | | | Species | Amauris meruensis Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris moka Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| | | | Species | Amauris mongallensis Carpenter, 1928 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris mozarti Mabille, 1876 ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Dusky Friar, Monk | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris mpala Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris neavei Poulton, 1929 ⇒ Amauris ellioti
| | | | Species | Amauris niarius Fabricius, 1781
| | | | Species | Amauris niavia Hübner, 1816 ⇒ Amauris (Amauris) niavius
| | | | Species | Amauris niavices Fabricius, 1787
| | | | Species | Amauris nossima Christopher Ward, 1870 Madagascan Friar | 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris obliterata Linnaeus, 1758 ⇒ Amauris (Amauris) niavius The Friar | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris occidentalis Schmidt, 1921 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 Novice, Novice Friar | 10 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris ochleides Boisduval, 1847 ⇒ Amauris ochlea Novice | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris oscarus Thurau, 1903 ⇒ Amauris crawshayi
| | | | Species | Amauris palisotea Stoneham, 1958
| | | | Species | Amauris partita Linnaeus, 1758 ⇒ Amauris (Amauris) niavius The Friar | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris petiverana
| | | | Species | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798
| | | | Species | Amauris phaedone Godart, 1819
| | | | Species | Amauris phoedon Fabricius, 1798 Mauritian Friar | | | | Species | Amauris prominens Grünberg, 1908 ⇒ Amauris crawshayi
| | | | Species | Amauris psyttalea Plötz, 1880 ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Dusky Friar, Monk | 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris psyttaloides Strand, 1913
| | | | Species | Amauris punctata Dufrane, 1948
| | | | Species | Amauris reata Suffert, 1904
| | | | Species | Amauris reducta Aurivillius, 1921 ⇒ Amauris hecate
| | | | Species | Amauris restricta Talbot, 1940
| | | | Species | Amauris reuteri Strand, 1910 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| | | | Species | Amauris schubotzi Butler, 1874 ⇒ Amauris hyalites
| | | | Species | Amauris semifascia Butler, 1875 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata Layman | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris semivitrea Mabille, 1876 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| | | | Species | Amauris septentrionalis Poulton, 1924
| | | | Species | Amauris septentrionis Poulton, 1924 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris serica Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris similis Butler, 1875 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata Layman | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris simulator Talbot, 1926 ⇒ Amauris crawshayi
| | | | Species | Amauris spatiosa Boisduval, 1847 ⇒ Amauris ochlea Novice | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris steckeri Kheil, 1889 ⇒ Amauris vaal
| | | | Species | Amauris steropes Stoneham, 1958
| | | | Species | Amauris stictica Rothschild, 1903 ⇒ Amauris hecate
| | | | Species | Amauris styx Rebel, 1914 ⇒ Amauris ellioti
| | | | Species | Amauris sudanica Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata
| | | | Species | Amauris tartaroides Strand, 1913
| | | | Species | Amauris tenebrosa Stoneham, 1958 ⇒ Amauris hecate
| | | | Species | Amauris terrena Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris torleyi Butler, 1871 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris torrefacta Le Cerf, 1920 ⇒ Amauris ellioti
| | | | Species | Amauris uganda Talbot, 1940 ⇒ Amauris inferna
| | | | Species | Amauris unipuncta Dufrane, 1948 ⇒ Amauris vashti
| | | | Species | Amauris vaal Stoll, 1790 Chief | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris vaillantiana Godart, 1819 ⇒ Amauris echeria
| | | | Species | Amauris valens Boisduval, 1847 ⇒ Amauris ochlea Novice | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris vallantiana Godart, 1819
| | | | Species | Amauris vansomereni Bryk, 1937
| | | | Species | Amauris vashti Butler, 1869
| | | | Species | Amauris virginalis Butler, 1875 ⇒ Amauris albimaculata Layman | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Amauris whytei Butler, 1893 ⇒ Amauris vaal
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Synonyms | Amaura (Geyer, 1837) | | Amaurina (Aurivillius, 1910) | | Berethis (Moore, 1883) | | Cadytis (Moore, 1883) | | Conoploea (Guenée, 1865) | | Egialea (Hemming, 1964) | | Nebroda (Moore, 1883) | | Panamauris (Bryk, 1937) |
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Amauris
Distribution of Amauris Hübner, 1816
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