Amauris albimaculata
# Amauris albimaculata

Amauris albimaculata, the layman, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 62–68 for females. Adults are on the wing year-round (with peaks in summer and autumn).

The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, T. stolzii, Cynanchum chirindense, C. vincetoxicum, Gymnema, Marsdenia (including M. angolensis and M. racemosa) and Secamone.

## Subspecies

* Amauris albimaculata albimaculata (South Africa, southern Mozambique)
* Amauris albimaculata chirindana Talbot, 1941 (western Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe)
* Amauris albimaculata hanningtoni Butler, 1888 (southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania)
* Amauris albimaculata intermedians Hulstaert, 1926 (Cameroon)
* Amauris albimaculata interposita Talbot, 1940 (western Kenya, northern Tanzania)
* Amauris albimaculata latifascia Talbot, 1940 (Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia)
* Amauris albimaculata magnimacula Rebel, 1914 (Uganda, eastern Zaire, north-western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi)
* Amauris albimaculata sudanica Talbot, 1940 (Sudan, Ethiopia)
