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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Precis ceryne, the marsh commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa.[1][2]
Marsh commodore | |
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The dry-season form (f. tukuoa) of the nominate subspecies in South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Precis |
Species: | P. ceryne |
Binomial name | |
Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847) | |
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Wingspan: 40–45 mm in males and 42–50 mm in females.[1]
Larval food plants include Coleus, Plastostema, and Pycnostachys species.[2]