Melanitis libya - Violet-eyed evening brown

Species details:

Note: Much less common than the similar Melanitis leda helena (Common evening brown).
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa as far as Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 50.Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Nymphalidae subfamily Satyrinae, Tribe Melanitini, p. 19, Online Encyclopaedia.



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Melanitis libya .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403310, retrieved 18 October 2024

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