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Junonia tugela pyriformis

Synonyms: Junonia pyriformis

Wikipedia Abstract

Precis tugela, the African leaf butterfly, also known as the eared commodore, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa. It is commonly included in the genus Precis instead of Junonia. The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 58–64 mm in females. The larvae feed on Plectranthus spp. and Englerastrum scandens.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0