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Precis rauana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Precis

Similar
  
Precis eurodoce, Precis cuama, Precis andremiaja, Precis ceryne, Precis pelarga

Precis rauana, the montane commodore, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Plastostema and Plectranthus species.

Subspecies

  • Precis rauana rauana (Democratic Republic of Congo, western Kenya, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Zambia)
  • Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda)

    • References

    Precis rauana Wikipedia
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