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Precis milonia

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Broad-banded commodore
Precis milonia depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
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P. milonia
Binomial name
Precis milonia
Synonyms
  • Junonia kowara Ward, 1871
  • Precis milonia var. wintgensi Strand, 1909

Precis milonia, the broad-banded commodore, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of primary lowland forests.

Subspecies

  • Precis milonia milonia (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Precis milonia wintgensi Strand, 1909 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)

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