Precis antilope

Precis antilope, the darker commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found in the dry season and is^[2] native to Subsaharan Africa.^[1][3]

The wet-season form (f. simia) from Eritrea

Darker commodore
The dry-season form (f. antilope) in Zimbabwe and Nigeria respectively
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Precis
Species:	P. antilope
Binomial name
Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
Papilio ibiris C. & R. Felder, [1867] Salamis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 Precis simia Wallengren, 1857 Junonia micromera Butler, 1876 Precis petersi Dewitz, 1879

The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females.^[3]

The flight period is from December to March.^[3]

The larvae feed on Coleus and Plastostema species.^[1]