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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The Grizzled Bush Brown (Bicyclus ena) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Zululand to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, from Zimbabwe to Kenya and in Uganda.[1]
The wingspan is 38–42 mm for males and 43-48 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.
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