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Precis ceryne

Species of butterfly

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

Quick Facts Marsh commodore, Scientific classification ...

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

Subspecies

  • P. c. ceryne – Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini
  • P. c. ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon

Diet

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

References

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  1. [1]
    Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  2. [2]
    Precis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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