Precis ceryne

Marsh commodore
Tanzania, Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Junoniini
Genus: Precis
Species: P. ceryne
Binomial name
Precis ceryne
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Salamis ceryne Boisduval, 1847
  • Salamis tukuoa Wallengren, 1857
  • Kallimula ceryne f. achaeus Stoneham, 1965
  • Kallimula ceryne f. obscura Stoneham, 1965

Precis ceryne, the marsh commodore, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family, native to Subsaharan Africa.[1][2]

Wingspan: 40–45 mm in males and 42–50 mm in females.[1]

Flight period is from December to March and April to June in two broods.[1]

Subspecies

Diet

Larval food plants include Coleus, Plastostema, and Pycnostachys species.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publisher, 2005.
  2. 1 2 Precis, funet.fi
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