Gnophodes betsimena

Gnophodes betsimena
Gnophodes betsimena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Melanitini
Genus: Gnophodes
Species: G. betsimena
Binomial name
Gnophodes betsimena
(Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Cyllo betsimena Boisduval, 1833
  • Gnophodes parmeno Doubleday, [1849]
  • Gnophodes diversa Butler, 1880

The Banded Evening Brown (Gnophodes betsimena) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 55-65 mm for males and 60-70 for females. Adults are probably on wing year round, but usually from March to August (with peaks from April to June). [1]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Ehrharta erecta[2], Panicum deustum and Setaria species.

Subspecies

  • Gnophodes betsimena betsimena (Madagascar)
  • Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, [1849] (western Kenya (west of the Rift Valley) to Ethiopia, Uganda, southern Sudan, Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, West Africa)
  • Gnophodes betsimena diversa Butler, 1880 (eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, eastern Kenya, northern Kenya (Mount Marsabit)) - Yellow Banded Evening Brown

References

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