Precis (butterfly)

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.

Precis
Wet-season form of the fashion commodore basking in a garden
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Precis

Hübner, [1819]
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Synonyms
  • Coryphaeola (Butler, 1878)
  • Kallimula (Holland, 1920)
Seasonal forms in Precis
Wet-season, dry-season and transitional forms of P. octavia
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