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Bicyclus safitza safitza f. evenus - 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.
Related plant families:
Poaceae (Food plant)
Related plant genera:
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Literature:
Home > List of insects > Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths > Nymphalidae-Satyrinae > Bicyclus safitza safitza f. evenus
Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Bicyclus safitza safitza f. evenus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400890, retrieved 29 January 2025

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