Precis ceryne
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| name = Marsh commodore
| image = Precis ceryne00.jpg
| image_caption = The dry-season form (f. tukuoa) of the nominate subspecies in South Africa
| taxon = Precis ceryne
| authority = (Boisduval, 1847)
| synonyms =
- Salamis ceryne Boisduval, 1847
- Salamis tukuoa Wallengren, 1857
- Kallimula ceryne f. achaeus Stoneham, 1965
- Kallimula ceryne f. obscura Stoneham, 1965
}}
Precis ceryne, the marsh commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa.{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
Subspecies
- P. c. ceryne – Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini
- P. c. ceruana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon
Diet
References
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Category:Butterflies of Africa