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Monk

Amauris tartarea

Amauris tartarea, the monk or dusky friar, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. The habitat consists of various types of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle and imbibe pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium species, especially from the roots of dug-up plants. Both sexes are attracted to flowers. The species is mimicked by Hypolimnas anthedon.

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Monk in Kircher: China Illustrata (1667)

Kircher: China Illustrata (1667)

Athanasius Kircher · 1667 · p.257

Monk in Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1800 · p.176

Monk in Florentine Codex, Vol. 3 (Books 10-12)

Florentine Codex, Vol. 3 (Books 10-12)

Bernardino de Sahagún · 1577 · p.351

Monk in New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats

New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats

Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.101

Monk in New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats

New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats

Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.113

Monk in New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats

New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats

Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.125

Monk in Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World)

Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World)

Anonymous compiler (excerpts from Pliny, Solinus, Gervase of Tilbury) · 1460 · p.73

Monk in History of Plants in Four Books

History of Plants in Four Books

Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.369

Monk in Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 92)

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 92)

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.76

Monk in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.477

Monk in Ordo breviarii secundum consuetudinem Romane curie

Ordo breviarii secundum consuetudinem Romane curie

Catholic Church · 1480 · p.615

Monk in Early Venetian Printing Illustrated

Early Venetian Printing Illustrated

Ferdinando Ongania · 1889 · p.114

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 372206.