Marsh commodore | |
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The dry-season form (f. tukuoa) of the nominate subspecies in South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Precis |
Species: | P. ceryne
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Binomial name | |
Precis ceryne (
Boisduval, 1847)
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Synonyms | |
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Precis ceryne, the marsh commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa. [1] [2]
Wingspan: 40–45 mm in males and 42–50 mm in females. [1]
Larval food plants include Coleus, Plastostema, and Pycnostachys species. [2]
Marsh commodore | |
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The dry-season form (f. tukuoa) of the nominate subspecies in South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Precis |
Species: | P. ceryne
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Binomial name | |
Precis ceryne (
Boisduval, 1847)
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Synonyms | |
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Precis ceryne, the marsh commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa. [1] [2]
Wingspan: 40–45 mm in males and 42–50 mm in females. [1]
Larval food plants include Coleus, Plastostema, and Pycnostachys species. [2]