Bicyclus safitza safitza f. evenus Hopffer - Common bush brown (dry season form)

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Bicyclus safitza
Bicyclus safitza

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Road to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note: This dry season form differs in having only the main "eye-spot" on the forewing conspicuous; the other spots are small and inconspicuous or lacking altogether.
Distribution: Very common in forested areas throughout Southern Africa.
Larval food (by plant family):
Poaceae
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
PoaceaeEhrharta erecta

Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Butterfly species: Bicyclus safitza safitza f. evenus.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400890, retrieved 10 September 2010

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