Precis octavia (Cramer, 1777), or the Gaudy Commodore flies in South Africa and along the eastern side of South Africa, to Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya.
Its wingspan is about 48-60 mm.
Southern subspecies, Precis octavia sesamus, has two seasonal forms: a summer one is red with black markings and a winter one is blue with a line of red markings.
Its wingspan is about 48-60 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 10 colours.
The bead pattern is available at https://bead-patterns.com/beadpattern/gaudy-commodore-butterfly-precis-octavia-sesamus-mini