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]
Darker commodore | |
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The dry-season form (f. antilope) in Zimbabwe and Nigeria respectively | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Precis |
Species: | P. antilope
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Binomial name | |
Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)[1]
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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]