Gnophodes betsimena, the banded evening brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 55âÂÂ65 mm for males and 60âÂÂ70 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round, but usually from March to August (with peaks from April to June).
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Ehrharta erecta, Panicum deustum, and Setaria species.
Subspecies
- Gnophodes betsimena betsimena (Madagascar)
- Gnophodes betsimena parmeno <small>Doubleday, [1849]</small> (western Kenya (west of the Rift Valley) to Ethiopia, Uganda, southern Sudan, Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, West Africa)
- Gnophodes betsimena diversa <small>Butler, 1880</small> (eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, eastern Kenya, northern Kenya (Mount Marsabit)) - yellow banded evening brown
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