78-82 mm
80-85 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishFriar
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apocynaceae Cynanchum Apocynaceae Gonolobus niger Apocynaceae Gymnema Apocynaceae Gymnema sylvestre Cowplant Apocynaceae Marsdenia Apocynaceae Secamone Apocynaceae Tylophora Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum nigrum
- Subspecies
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Species Author Amauris (A.) niavius aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Amauris (A.) niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 Amauris (A.) niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |