Precis antilope
Species of butterfly
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Precis antilope, the darker commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found in the dry season and is[2] native to Subsaharan Africa.[1][3]
| Darker commodore | |
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| The dry-season form (f. antilope) in Zimbabwe and Nigeria respectively | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Precis |
| Species: | P. antilope |
| Binomial name | |
| Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females.[3]
The flight period is from December to March.[3]