Gnophodes betsimena

Gnophodes betsimena
	In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Gnophodes
Species:	G. betsimena
Binomial name
	Gnophodes betsimena; (Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
	Cyllo betsimena Boisduval, 1833; Gnophodes parmeno Doubleday, [1849]; Cyllo diversa Butler, 1880; Gnophodes betsimena parmeno f. dubiosa Aurivillius, 1911;

Gnophodes betsimena, the banded evening brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–70 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round, but usually from March to August (with peaks from April to June).^[1]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Ehrharta erecta,^[2] Panicum deustum, and Setaria species.

Subspecies

Gnophodes betsimena betsimena (Madagascar)
Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, [1849] (western Kenya (west of the Rift Valley) to Ethiopia, Uganda, southern Sudan, Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, West Africa)
Gnophodes betsimena diversa Butler, 1880 (eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, eastern Kenya, northern Kenya (Mount Marsabit)) - yellow banded evening brown

References

^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
^ "Gnophodes Doubleday, [1849]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 26

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[1] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[2] "Gnophodes Doubleday, [1849]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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