Darker Commodore

Precis antilope · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Darker Commodore
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Males have a wingspan of about 40 to 55 mm and females 50 to 60 mm. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and appear in the dry season. Adults fly from December through March.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Males measure 40 to 55 mm across, females 50 to 60 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

They are found during the dry season.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

The larvae feed on plants in the Coleus and Plastostema genera.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

Adults are on the wing from December to March.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Questions people ask

When are Darker Commodore butterflies active?

Adults fly between December and March.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precis_antilope

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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