Heteropsis simonsii

Heteropsis simonsii, the pale bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern and western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa (from Limpopo to the extreme north).[2] The habitat consists of savanna, where it is found on grassy valley slopes, often near streams and rivers.

Pale bush brown
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heteropsis
Species:
H. simonsii
Binomial name
Heteropsis simonsii
(Butler, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis simonsii Butler, 1877
  • Henotesia simonsii
  • Mycalesis birsha Hewitson, 1877
  • Mycalesis victorina Westwood, 1881
  • Henotesia simonsii var. lacus Thurau, 1903
  • Henotesia teratia f. subolivacea Overlaet, 1955

Both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruit. Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms. Adults of the wet-season form are on wing from November to April, while the dry-season form is on wing from May to October. Intermediate individuals may be observed in April and May.

References
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  1. "Heteropsis Westwood, 1850" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina


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