Precis antilope

Darker commodore
	The dry-season form (f. antilope) in Zimbabwe and Nigeria respectively
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Precis
Species:	P. antilope
Binomial name
	Precis antilope; (Feisthamel, 1850)
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]

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

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

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[funet-1] 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.

[Woodhall-3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Precis antilope

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