Bicyclus safitza

Bicyclus safitza
Bicyclus safitza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Elymniini
Genus: Bicyclus
Species: B. safitza
Binomial name
Bicyclus safitza
(Westwood, [1850])
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis safitza Westwood, [1850]

The Common Bush Brown (Bicyclus safitza) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in all of Africa, south of the Sahara.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 43-48 for females. Adults are on wing year round.[1]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Ehrharta erecta[2].

Subspecies

  • Bicyclus safitza safitza (South of Sahara except Ethiopia)
  • Bicyclus safitza aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905) (Ethiopia)

References

  1. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
  2. ^ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela


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