Precis pelarga
| Fashion commodore | |
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| Precis pelarga from Eritrea. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Precis |
| Species: | P. pelarga |
| Binomial name | |
| Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) |
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Precis pelarga, the fashion commodore, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.
Description[edit]
Precis pelarga has a wingspan reaching about 43–51 millimetres (1.7–2.0 in). The forewings are falcade. A clearer band crosses forewings and hindwings. This band is orange-white in the wet season, bluish-white in the dry season (seasonal polymorphism). Tha basal area of the wings is brown, while the margins are blackish, with a series of small white spots. The undersides of the wings are variegated, with yellowish-brown cryptic colours, mimicking dead leaves. Larvae feed on Solenostemon and Coleus (Lamiaceae species).
Distribution[edit]
This species is present in tropical Africa (Senegal, Angola, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, W. Kenya, Ethiopia, and Eritrea).
Habitat[edit]
Precis pelarga can be found in open forests and in savannah, at an elevation of about 0–1,350 metres (0–4,429 ft) above sea level.
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External links[edit]
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