Precis tugela

African leaf butterfly
Precis tugela depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: 4Nymphalidae
Genus: Precis
Species: P. tugela
Binomial name
Precis tugela
Trimen, 1879
Synonyms
  • Junonia tugela
  • Junonia aurorina Butler, 1894
  • Junonia pyriformis Butler, 1896

Precis tugela, the African leaf butterfly,[1] also known as the eared commodore, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa. It is commonly included in the genus Precis instead of Junonia.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 58–64 mm in females.[1]

The larvae feed on Plectranthus spp. and Englerastrum scandens.

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 Woodhall, S. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers.


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