Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Precis antilope | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Precis Rank Species | |
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Similar Precis ceryne, Euchrysops malathana, Precis archesia, Precis pelarga, Tagiades flesus | ||
Precis antilope, the darker commodore, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family, native to Subsaharan Africa.
Wingspan: 40–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females.
Flight period is from December to March.
Larvae feed on Larva on Coleus and Plastostema species.
References
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