Gnophodes chelys

Gnophodes chelys
Gnophodes chelys depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana as chelys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Gnophodes
Species: G. chelys
Binomial name
Gnophodes chelys
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio chelys Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio pythia Fabricius, 1793
  • Gnophodes morpena Westwood, 1851
  • Melanitis harpa Karsch, 1893
  • Gnophodes chelys f. iris Bartel, 1905
  • Gnophodes minchini Heron, 1909
  • Gnophodes minchini f. magniplaga Heron, 1909
  • Gnophodes chelys var. elucidata Grünberg, 1910

The Dusky Evening Brown or Lobed Evening Brown (Gnophodes chelys) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Both sexes are attracted to fermented bananas.

The larvae feed on Setaria (including Setaria barbatus and Setaria megaphylla) and Pennisetum species (including Pennisetum purpureum), as well as Olyra latifolia, Rottboellia exaltata, Imperata cylindrica, and Streprogyna crinita.

References

  1. ↑ Gnophodes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Melanitini


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