Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Genus Gnophodes Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Ariadne enotrea, Bebearia sophus, Tuxentius carana, Pseudacraea semire, Bebearia cocalia | ||
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. 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.
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