Amauris inferna explained

Amauris inferna is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Subspecies

• Amauris inferna inferna (Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa)
• Amauris inferna discus Talbot, 1940 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: west and central to Kwilu, Sankuru, Kisangami)
• Amauris inferna grogani Sharpe, 1901 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to northern Kivu and Ituri)
• Amauris inferna moka Talbot, 1940 (Bioko)
• Amauris inferna uganda Talbot, 1940 (Uganda, Tanzania: north-west and Kere Hill)

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 25 as hecatoides

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina . 2012-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061222/http://www.atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_danaina.doc . 2012-04-26 . dead .