Comoro friar
| Comoro friar | |
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| Amauris comorana depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Amauris |
| Species: | A. comorana
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| Binomial name | |
| Amauris comorana Oberthür, 1897
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The Comoro friar (Amauris comorana) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to the Comoros, where it is only found on the island of Grand Comore.[2]
References
- ^ Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Amauris comorana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1001A3153377. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1001A3153377.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
Sources
- Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Amauris comorana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1001A3153377. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1001A3153377.en.
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- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 25
