Amauris niavius, the friar, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

It is found in the forests of tropical Africa.

Adults are on wing year-round (with peaks in late summer and autumn).

[1] The larvae feed on Cynanchum (including C. medium, C. nigrum and C. vincetoxicum), Gymnema (including G. sylvestre), Marsdenia, Secamone, Vincetoxicum (syn.

Larvae of subspecies dominicanus feed on Gymnema sylvestre.