South China Bush Brown

Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
South China Bush Brown
Latin Name
๐˜”๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ด
Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Nymphalidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village
Former Farmland

Features

The upperwings are dark brown with an eye marking on the forewings. The underwings are pale brown. The wet form has a pale yellow bar crosses the forewings and hindwings, with two eye markings posited on each forewing and and seven on each hindwing. The dry form are blurred, small, or even disappeared eye markings. The apical is flat. Males have sex brands on the hindwings.

Behaviour

Commonly found near the woodland and on the grassland. Often open its wings to enjoy the sun when the temperature is low. Caterpillars feed on host plant ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ.

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