Biology:Precis rauana
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Montane commodore | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Precis |
| Species: | P. rauana
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| Binomial name | |
| Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
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Precis rauana, the montane commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] 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 the Congo, western Kenya, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Zambia)
- Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda)
References
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- ↑ "Precis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_junoniini.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q7239501 entry
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