''Precis antilope'', the darker commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

, found in the dry season and is native to

Subsaharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African ...

. left, The wet-season form (f. ''simia'') from Eritrea The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females. The flight period is from December to March. The larvae feed on ''

Coleus ''Coleus'' is a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes succulent, sometimes with a fleshy or tuberous rootstock, found in the Old World tropics and subtropics. The relationship among the genera ''Coleus'', '' Solenostemon'' and ...

'' and '' Plastostema'' species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7239491 Butterflies described in 1850 Junoniini Butterflies of Africa