Biology:Precis antilope

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Darker commodore
Precis antilope Gosho 26.8.12. (7949190086), crop.jpg
Hiking in hills south of the new university campus, Jos (14), crop.jpg
The dry-season form (f. antilope) in Zimbabwe and Nigeria respectively
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Nymphalidae, found in the dry season and is[2] native to Subsaharan Africa.[1][3] thumb|left|The wet-season form (f. simia) from Eritrea The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females.[3]

The flight period is from December to March.[3]

The larvae feed on Coleus and Plastostema species.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Precis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Pinhey, Elliot (1977). A guide to the butterflies of Zambia. Anglo American Cooperation. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7239491 entry