Heteropsis perspicua
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The Eyed Bush Brown, Swamp Patroller or Marsh Patroller (Heteropsis perspicua) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Mozambique, from Zimbabwe to Kenya, in eastern Zaire and Tanzania.[2]
The wingspan is 38–43 mm for males and 42-48 for females. Adults are on wing year round. The wet season form is on wing in spring and summer and the dry season form in autumn and winter[3]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta, Panicum maximum and Pennisetum clandestinum.
Subspecies
- Heteropsis perspicua perspicua (Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland)
- Heteropsis perspicua camerounica (Kielland, 1994) (northern Cameroon)
References
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
- ^ Heteropsis, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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