Gaudy commodore butterfly (Precis octavia sesamus). This is the winter form of the southern subspecies 'P. octavia sesamus'. The northern subspecies '

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Gaudy commodore butterfly (Precis octavia sesamus). This is the winter form of the southern subspecies 'P. octavia sesamus'. The northern subspecies 'P. octavia octavia' only has one form. This is a female gaudy commodore, which is the same pattern but slightly larger than the male. This specimen is from Kenya.

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Size: 4288px × 3543px
Photo credit: © LAWRENCE LAWRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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