Species of butterfly
Montane commodore
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Precis
Species:
P. rauana
Binomial name
Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
Junonia rauana Grose-Smith, 1898
Kallimula osborni Holland, 1920
Precis rauana kakamega Carcasson, 1961
Precis silvicola Schultze, 1916
Precis omissa Rothschild, 1918
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.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Plastostema and Plectranthus species.
^ "Precis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29 .
Last Update: 2021-02-16T18:02:00Z
species. Precis rauana rauana (Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Zambia) Precis rauana silvicola...
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(Paternympha narycia) Toothed commodore (Precis frobeniusi) Gaudy commodore (Precis octavia) Montane commodore (Precis rauana ) Glorious begum (Prothoe calydonia)...
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(Paternympha narycia) Toothed commodore (Precis frobeniusi) Gaudy commodore (Precis octavia) Montane commodore (Precis rauana ) Glorious begum (Prothoe calydonia)...
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sesamus Trimen, 1883 Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis rauana rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898) Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916 Precis sinuata sinuata...
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Strand, 1909 Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883 Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis rauana rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898) Precis rauana silvicola Schultz...
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Felder & Felder, 1867 Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916 Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880 Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845)...
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1891 Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898) Precis sinuata sinuata Plötz, 1880 Precis sinuata hecqui Berger, 1981 Precis tugela...
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1909 Precis milonia Felder & Felder, 1867 Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777) Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916 Precis sinuata...
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Last Update: 2023-02-08T19:35:44Z
1864) Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883 Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775) Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898) Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880 Precis tugela...
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