Amauris ellioti


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
  • Amauris ellioti altumi van Someren, 1936
  • Amauris ellioti ansorgei Sharpe, 1896
  • ''Amauris ellioti junia''