Precis tugela

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African leaf butterfly
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Precis
Species:
P. tugela
Binomial name
Precis tugela
Trimen, 1879
Synonyms
  • Junonia tugela
  • Junonia aurorinaButler, 1894
  • Junonia pyriformisButler, 1896

Precis tugela, the African leaf butterfly [1] 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 Junonia rather than Precis .

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 58–64 mm in females. [1]

The larvae feed on Plectranthus species and Englerastrum scandens .

Subspecies

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References

  1. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.