Amauris nossima
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Amauris nossima faces significant pressure from habitat degradation across its limited range in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. Deforestation for agricultural expansion and logging activities have fragmented the butterfly's forest habitat, reducing available breeding sites and host plant populations. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that affect the delicate moisture balance required by this forest-dependent species.
Habitat
Amauris nossima inhabits the humid lowland and montane rainforests of eastern Madagascar, typically found in primary forest areas with dense canopy cover. The species requires intact forest ecosystems with abundant flowering plants for nectar sources and specific host plants for larval development.
Other threatened species in NYMPHALIDAE
Threatened in Comoros
Frequently asked questions
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