Bicyclus ena

Bicyclus ena
Bicyclus ena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Elymniini
Genus: Bicyclus
Species: B. ena
Binomial name
Bicyclus ena
(Hewitson, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis ena Hewitson, 1877
  • Mycalesis ena f. kigonserae Aurivillius, 1925

The Grizzled Bush Brown (Bicyclus ena) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Zululand to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, from Zimbabwe to Kenya and in Uganda [1].

The wingspan is 38–42 mm for males and 43-48 for females. There are two extended generations per year. The wet season form is on wing in spring and summer and the dry season form in autumn and winter[2]

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species.

References

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


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