Precis cuama

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Precis cuama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Precis
Species: P. cuama
Binomial name
Precis cuama
(Hewitson, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Junonia cuama Hewitson, 1864
  • Junonia trimeni Butler, 1894

Precis cuama, the Paler Commodore, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba), eastern and central Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and open woodland, especially in rocky areas.

Adults are on wing from December to July.

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