Precis octavia (Cramer, [1777])

Subspecies

• [Precis] octavia octavia (Cramer, [1777])
  - amestris (Drury, 1782)
  - zingha (Fabricius, 1787)
  - emma (Godart, [1918])
  - intermedia (Wichgraf, 1918)
  - kuala (Heslop, 1959)
  

Adult morphology	Wingspan	28
Literature references	Species number (Larsen 2005)	792
	Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)	343
Habitat	Habitat preference [1]	GUI: Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone GUI
Distribution	Geographical distribution [2]	AFR: Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

• Fabaceae
  - Eriosema

• Lamiaceae
  - Coleus
  - Englas, [doubtful]
  - Iboza
  - Moschosma
  - Plastostema
  - Plectranthus
  - Pycnostachys
  - Rabdosia
  - Solenostemon

• Fabaceae
  - Eriosema
• Lamiaceae
  - Coleus
  - Englas ([doubtful])
  - Iboza
  - Moschosma
  - Plastostema
  - Plectranthus
  - Pycnostachys
  - Rabdosia
  - Solenostemon