106. Amauris niavius niavius (Linnaeus, 1758)

WL: 45mm. The species occurs in degraded damp forest, dry forest and dense savanna. The nominate subspecies flies from Guinea-Bissau to Nigeria, extending through equatorial and Central Africa to Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The caterpillars feed on Asclepiadaceae .

Previous references. Regions: Tombali. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.