Precis (butterfly)
Precis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1] They are commonly known as Commodores and are found in Africa.
Species
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- Precis actia Distant, 1880
- Precis amestris (Drury, 1782)
- Precis andremiaja Boisduval, 1833
- Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850) – Darker Commodore
- Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779) – Garden Inspector or Garden Commodore
- Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) – Marsh Commodore
- Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
- Precis cuama Hewitson, [1864]
- Precis eurodoce (Westwood, 1850)
- Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909
- Precis limnoria (Klug, 1845) – White-spotted Commodore
- Precis milonia C. & R. Felder, [1867]
- Precis octavia (Cramer, [1777]) – Gaudy Commodore
- Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) – Fashion Commodore
- Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
- Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880 – Wide-banded Commodore
- Precis tugela Trimen, 1879 – Eared Commodore
Incertae sedis
- Precis harpyia (Fabricius, 1781)
- Precis laodice (Cramer, [1777])
- Precis permagna Martin, 1920
References
- ^ Hübner, Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 17-176, 1819.
- ^ Precis, funet.fi