Bicyclus safitza explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Picker, Mike. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. limited. Griffiths. Charles. Weaving. Alan. Struik Nature. 2004. 978-1-77007-061-5. Wembley Square, First Floor, Solan Road, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa. 374.
2. Book: Woodhall, Steve . Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . 2005 . Cape Town, South Africa . Struik . 978-1-86872-724-7 .
3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/bicyclus/index.html Bicyclus