Bicyclus ena

Bicyclus ena, the grizzled bush brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, from Zimbabwe to Kenya and in Uganda.[1]

Bicyclus ena
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)
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis ena Hewitson, 1877
  • Mycalesis ena f. kigonserae Aurivillius, 1925

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
  1. "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 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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