Bicyclus safitza
Bicyclus safitza, the common bush brown or common savanna bush brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in all of Africa south of the Sahara. Its preferred habitat is forests and other well-wooded habitats.[1]
| Bicyclus safitza | |
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| Wet-season form, f. injusta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. safitza |
| Binomial name | |
| Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, [1850]) | |
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The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 43–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.[2]
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Ehrharta erecta.[3]
Subspecies and forms
- B. s. safitza – south of Sahara except Ethiopia
- wet-season form, f. safitza – south to Mpumalanga, South Africa
- wet-season form, f. injusta – South African east coast regions
- dry-season form, f. evenus – widespread
- B. s. aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905) – Ethiopia
Dry-season form, f. evenus, lacking clear ocelli on the hindwing
References
- Picker, Mike; Griffiths, Charles; Weaving, Alan (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Wembley Square, First Floor, Solan Road, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Nature. pp. 374. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Bicyclus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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