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Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)

- simia (Wallengren, 1857)
- micromera (Butler, 1876)
- petersi (Dewitz, 1879)
- ibris (Felder & Felder, [1867])

Adult morphologyWingspan24
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)793
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)341
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Lamiaceae
    - Coleus
    - Plastostema

  • Lamiaceae
    - Coleus
    - Plastostema

Precis antilope
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma
Precis antilope
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma

Records

1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011