Precis rauana

Montane commodore
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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.

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.