Precis rauana

Precis rauana, the montane commodore, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Montane commodore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Precis
Species:	P. rauana
Binomial name
Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
Junonia rauana Grose-Smith, 1898 Kallimula osborni Holland, 1920 Precis rauana kakamega Carcasson, 1961 Precis silvicola Schultze, 1916 Precis omissa Rothschild, 1918

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Plastostema and Plectranthus species.

Subspecies

• Precis rauana rauana (Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Zambia)
• Precis rauana silvicola Schultz, 1916 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda)

References

1. "Precis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-05-29.