Bicyclus safitza safitza - Common bush brown

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Bicyclus safitza
Bicyclus safitza
Bicyclus safitza

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique.

Species details:

Notes: The photos show the darker male (left) and the female (right × 2).
Distribution: Very common in forest areas throughout Southern Africa.
Related plant families:
Poaceae (Food plant)
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
PoaceaeEhrharta erecta (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Bicyclus safitza safitza.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400010, retrieved 1 December 2024

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