Precis cuama

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Paler commodore
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Precis
Species:
P. cuama
Binomial name
Precis cuama
(Hewitson, 1864) [1]
Synonyms
  • Junonia cuamaHewitson, 1864
  • Junonia trimeniButler, 1894

Precis cuama, the paler commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), eastern and central Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of savanna and open woodland, especially in rocky areas.

Adults are on wing from December to July.[ citation needed ]

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<i>Precis</i> (butterfly) Genus of butterflies

Precis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies that Jacob Hübner described in 1819. They are commonly known as commodores and are found in Africa. Two species are endemic to Madagascar.

<i>Precis octavia</i> Species of butterfly

Precis octavia, the gaudy commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Africa.

<i>Precis archesia</i> Species of butterfly

Precis archesia, the garden inspector or garden commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa.

<i>Precis tugela</i> Species of butterfly

Precis tugela, the African leaf butterfly or eared commodore, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa. It is commonly included in the genus Precis instead of Junonia.

<i>Precis antilope</i> Species of butterfly

Precis antilope, the darker commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found in the dry season and is native to Subsaharan Africa.

<i>Precis ceryne</i> Species of butterfly

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

<i>Protogoniomorpha parhassus</i> Species of butterfly

Protogoniomorpha parhassus, the forest mother-of-pearl or common mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in forested areas of Africa.

<i>Precis pelarga</i> Species of butterfly

Precis pelarga, the fashion commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae which is native to tropical sub-Saharan Africa.

<i>Precis actia</i> Species of butterfly

Precis actia, the air commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Zimbabwe, and western Mozambique. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and savanna.

<i>Precis andremiaja</i> Species of butterfly

Precis andremiaja is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments. J. andremiaja is said by Mr. Cowan to be "common in houses on warm days".

<i>Precis coelestina</i> Species of butterfly

Precis coelestina, the ocellated commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, southern Sudan, western Ethiopia and Somalia. The habitat consists of semi montane areas.

<i>Precis eurodoce</i> Species of butterfly

Precis eurodoce, the Madagascar commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.

Precis frobeniusi, the toothed commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and northern Nigeria. The habitat consists of stream beds in dry, hilly areas in savanna.

<i>Precis limnoria</i> Species of butterfly

Precis limnoria, the white-spotted commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of savanna and thorn-bush country, especially rocky terrain.

<i>Precis milonia</i> Species of butterfly

Precis milonia, the broad-banded commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The habitat consists of primary lowland forests.

Precis rauana, the montane commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

<i>Precis sinuata</i> Species of butterfly

Precis sinuata, the wide-banded commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique. The habitat consists of forests and woodland.

References

  1. "Precis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29.