Precis tugela: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Precis
- Species
- Precis tugela
- Scientific Name
- Precis tugela
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Precis tugela
Precis tugela, the African leaf butterfly or eared commodore, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa. It is commonly included in the genus Junonia rather than Precis.
The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 58–64 mm in females.
The larvae feed on Plectranthus species and Englerastrum scandens.
...Precis tugela in languages:
- English
- African Leaf Commodore
- English
- Eared Commodore
- English
- Dry-leaf Commodore
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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