Bicyclus ena
| Bicyclus ena | |
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| 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) | |
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Bicyclus ena, the grizzled bush brown, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, from Zimbabwe to Kenya and in Uganda.[1]
The wingspan is 38–42 mm for males and 43-48 mm 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
- ↑ "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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