The southern subspecies (Precis octavia sesamus) has a summer form (natalensis) which is red with black markings, and a winter form (sesamus) which is blue with a line of red markings on the wings. The winter form is slightly larger than the summer form.[1] In both forms the males and females are alike,[1] however the females are slightly larger.[2] Intermediate forms of the gaudy commodore are rare, but display a wide range of mixtures of the wing patterns of both northern subspecie

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Size: 4427px × 3198px 37.5cm × 27.1cm - 300dpi
Location: Drakensberg, South Africa
Photo credit: © Simon Joubert / AfriPics
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Categories: African wildlife
Insects

Keywords: butterfly, commodore, gaudy, octavia, red, sesamus, summer, precis