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Precis octavia (Cramer, [1777])
Sierra Leone - Congo, Abyssinia, Somalia. See [maps]
Gaudy Commodore
- Papilio octavia Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 60, pl. 135, f. B, C
- ?Papilio singha Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 117, n. 358
- ?emma Godart, 1819²; Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (1): 315, n. 43
- ?transiens Wichgraf, 1918²; Int. Ent. Z. 12 (4): 28
- ?octavia ab. kuala Heslop, 1959²; Entomologist 92: 5
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P. o. octavia Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia
- Junonia octavia octavia; [BAFR], 232
- Precis octavia octavia; [AfrL]
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P. o. sesamus Trimen, 1883 Cape, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Moçambique - Kenya, Uganda, S.Zaire, Angola
- Precis sesamus Trimen, 1883; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 347
- ?caffraria Staudinger, 1885²; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (10): 101, (8) pl. 38
- Precis octavia var. natalensis Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (10): 101, (8) pl. 38
- Junonia calescens Butler, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893: 652
- Precis octavia sesamus f. nairobicus McLeod, 1968; J. Res. Lepid. 7 (1): 13
- Precis octavia sesamus f. susani McLeod, 1968; J. Res. Lepid. 7 (1): 13
- Precis octavia sesamus f. miotoni McLeod, 1968; J. Res. Lepid. 7 (1): 15
- Junonia octavia sesamus; [BAFR], 232
- Precis octavia sesamus; [BK]: 348, pl. 49, f. 610; [AfrL]
Larva on
Coleus sp.,
Plectranthus floribundus,
P. calycinus,
Pycnostachys reticulata,
P. urticifolia [PBSA],
Eriosema [BK]
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Precis amestris (Drury, 1782)
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Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
-. See [maps]
Marsh Commodore
Larva on
Coleus sp. [PBSA],
Plastostema ,
Pycnostachys [BK]
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P. c. ceryne Ethiopia - Kenya - S.Africa - Angola, Uganda
- Junonia ceryne ceryne; [BAFR], 234
- Precis ceryne ceryne; [BK]: 349, pl. 49, f, 615; [AfrL]
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P. c. ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Cameroun, Nigeria
- Precis ceryne ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 515; TL: Niger, Lokoja
- Junonia ceryne ceruana; [BAFR], 234 (text)
- Precis ceryne ceruana; [AfrL]
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Precis cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
Rhodesia, Moçambique, Zambia, Malawi, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania. See [maps]
-
Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
Rhodesia, Moçambique, Transvaal, Swaziland, South West Africa, Congo - E.Africa, Ethiopia. See [maps]
Darker Commodore
- Salamis antilope Feisthamel, 1850; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8: 250
- Precis ibris C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 403, n. 602; TL: Abyssinia
- Precis petersii Dewitz, 1879; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. (2) 41 (2): 20, pl. 1, f. 14
- Precis simia Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 26
- Precis antilope ; [BK]: 348, pl. 49, f. 611
- Junonia antilope; [BAFR], 234
- Precis antilope; [BOW]: pl. 105, f. 21; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Coleus ,
Plastostema [BK]
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Precis andremiaja Boisduval, 1833
Madagascar. See [maps]
- Junonia andremiaja; [BAFR], 232
- Junonia (Junonia) andremiaja; [MadL]
- Precis andremiaja; [BOW]: pl. 105, f. 18, 20; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
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Precis pelarga (Fabricius, 1775)
-. See [maps]
Fashion Commodore
- Papilio pelarga Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 513, n. 296
- ?trullus (Herbst, 1794); in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 7: pl. 169, f. 6-7
- Vanessa laodora Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (1): 314, n. 38
- Vanessa galami Boisduval, 1833; Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid.: 46
- ?Precis boisduvali Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (10): 100, (8) pl. 38
- Precis monroviana Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (10): 100
- ?galami (Mabille, 1885/7)
- ?moyambensis Wichgraf, 1921²; Int. Ent. Zs. 14 (22): 171
- ?Kallimula proetigiana Stoneham, 1965; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (81): (3)
Larva on
Solenostemon ,
Coleus [BK]
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P. p. pelarga Senegal - Angola, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Uganda, W.Kenya, Ethiopia
- Precis pelarga pelarga; [BK], 350 (note)
- Junonia pelarga; [BAFR], 234
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?P. p. albofasciata Suffert, 1904
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Precis actia Distant, 1880
Rhodesia, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Malawi, SW.Tanzania. See [maps]
- Junonia actia; [BAFR], 234
- Precis pelarga actia; [BK]: 350, pl. 50, f. 616
- Precis actia; [AfrL]
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Precis sinuata Plötz, 1880
W.Africa - W.Kenya, Malawi, Angola. See [maps]
- Junonia sinuata; [BAFR], 236
- Precis sinuata; [BOW]: pl. 106, f. 4; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
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P. s. sinuata
- Precis sinuata sinuata; [AfrL]
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P. s. hecqui Berger, 1981
- Precis sinuata hecqui; [BK]: 350, pl. 50, f. 618; [AfrL]
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Precis rauana (Grose-Smith, 1898)
Cameroun - Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania, W.Kenya. See [maps]
Larva on
Plastostema [BK]
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P. r. rauana W.Kenya, E.Uganda
- Junonia rauana rauana; [BAFR], 236
- Precis rauana rauana; [BK]: 350, pl. 50, f, 619; [AfrL]
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P. r. silvicola Schultze, 1916 NW.Cameroun
- Junonia silvicola; [BAFR], 237 (text)
- Precis rauana silvicola; [AfrL]
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P. r. omissa Rothschild, 1918 Cameroun, W.Zaire
- Junonia rauana omissa; [BAFR], 236
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P. r. osborni (Holland, 1920) W.Uganda, E.Zaire
- Junonia rauana osborni; [BAFR], 236
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Precis tugela Trimen, 1879
Natal, Transvaal, E.Rhodesia, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, W.Uganda, E.Zaire, Rwanda?, Burundi?. See [maps]
Eared Commodore
Larva on
Plectranthus sp. [PBSA],
Englerastrum ,
Pycnostachys [BK]
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P. t. tugela
- Junonia tugela tugela; [BAFR], 236
- Precis tugela tugela; [AfrL]
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P. t. aurorina (Butler, 1894)
- Junonia tugela aurorina; [BAFR], 236
- Precis tugela f. aurorina; [BK], 350 [wsf]
- Precis tugela aurorina; [AfrL]
-
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Precis milonia C. & R. Felder, [1867]
-. See [maps]
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P. m. milonia E.Nigeria, Cameroun
- Junonia milonia milonia; [BAFR], 237
- Precis milonia milonia; [AfrL]
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P. m. wintgensi Strand, 1909 W.Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, E.Zaire
- Junonia milonia witgensi[sic?]; [BAFR], 237 (text)
- Precis milonia wintgensi; [AfrL]
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Precis eurodoce (Westwood, 1850)
Madagascar. See [maps]
- Junonia eurodoce; [BAFR], 237
- Junonia (Junonia) eurodoce; [MadL]
- Precis eurodoce; [BOW]: pl. 105, f. 27; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
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Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879
Cameroons - Angola - Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya, W.Ethiophia. See [maps]
- Junonia coelestina; [BAFR], 232
- Precis coelestina; [BOW]: pl. 105, f. 26; [BK]: 349, pl. 49, f. 613; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
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Precis archesia (Cramer, [1779])
Rhodesia, Angola, E.Africa. See [maps]
Garden Inspector
- Papilio archesia Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 219, f. D, E
- ?Vanessa pelasgis Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 820
- ?Junonia chapunga Hewitson, 1864; Ill. exot. Butts [2] (Junonia): [79], pl. [41], f. 2-3; TL: Zambesi
- ?Precis staudingeri Dewitz, 1879; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. (2) 41 (2): 193, pl. 25, f. 15
- ?Precis archesia var. semitypica Aurivillius, 1898; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5): 140
- ?Precis archesia var. striata Aurivillius, 1901; Ent. Tidskr. 22: 118
- ?Precis archesia f. coryndoni Rothschild, 1918; Novit. Zool. 25: 345; TL: Angola
- ?ab. inornata Neustetter, 1916²; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 30 (2-3): 100
- ?Precis archesia f. obsoleta Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 57; TL: Udjiji Distr.
- Junonia archesia; [BAFR], 232
- Precis archesia; [BOW]: pl. 105, f. 22; [BK]: 349, pl. 49, f. 612; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Plectranthus sp.,
Coleus sp. [PBSA],
Pycnostachys [BK]
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P. a. archesia
- Precis archesia archesia; [AfrL]
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P. a. ugandensis McLeod, 1980 Uganda
- Precis archesia ugandensis; [AfrL]
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Precis frobeniusi Strand, 1909
- ?Junonia archesia f. frobenius; [BAFR], 233, fig.
- Precis frobeniusi; [AfrL]
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Precis limnoria (Klug, 1845)
E.Africa - Somalia, Abyssinia, Arabia. See [maps]
White-Spotted Commodore
Larva on
Asystasia ?,
Barleria ?,
Justicia ?,
Paulowilhelmia ?,
Ruellia ? [BK],
(doubts that list)
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P. l. limnoria Ethiopia, Somalia
- Junonia limnoria limnoria
- Junonia limnoria limnoria; [BAFR], 232 (text)
- Precis limnoria limnoria; [AfrL]
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P. l. taveta Rogenhofer, 1891 S.Ethiopia, Kenya, N.Tanzania
- Junonia limnoria taveta; [BAFR], 232
- Precis limnoria taveta; [BK]: 349, pl. 49, f: 614; [AfrL]
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P. l. niveistictus Gabriel, 1954 S.Arabia
- Junonia limnoria niveisticta; [BAFR], 232
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