Precis antilope

Darker commodore
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Precis
Species: P. antilope
Binomial name
Precis antilope
(Feisthamel, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio ibiris C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Salamis antilope Feisthamel, 1850
  • Precis simia Wallengren, 1857
  • Junonia micromera Butler, 1876
  • Precis petersi Dewitz, 1879

Precis antilope, the darker commodore, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family, native to Subsaharan Africa.[1][2]

Wingspan: 40–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females.[2]

Flight period is from December to March.[2]

Larvae feed on Larva on Coleus and Plastostema species.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Precis, funet.fi
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publisher, 2005.