Bicyclus campina explained

Bicyclus campina, the Chirinda bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Semuliki National Park, western Uganda,^[1] Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of dense savanna and open forests.

Adults are on wing year round. There are well-defined seasonal forms.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

Subspecies

• Bicyclus campina campina (Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe)
• Bicyclus campina carcassoni Condamin, 1963 (central Kenya)
• Bicyclus campina ocelligera (Strand, 1910) (coast of Kenya, the coast and north-eastern of highlands Tanzania)

Notes and References

1. Forbes, S. (2018). The butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidia) of Semuliki National Park, western Uganda. Metamorphosis 29: 29–41.
2. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina . 2012-05-15 . 2014-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222070833/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_mycalesina.doc . dead .