Precis antilope
Darker commodore | |
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The dry-season form (f. antilope) in Zimbabwe and Nigeria respectively | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Precis |
Species: | P. antilope
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Binomial name | |
Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)[1]
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Precis antilope, the darker commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa.[1][2]
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The wet-season form (f. simia) from Eritrea
The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females.[2]
The flight period is from December to March.[2]
The larvae feed on Coleus and species.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1850
- Junoniini
- Butterflies of Africa