African Wood Nymph
Bush Brown
Bicyclus sp?
This butterfly was observed adjacent to thick secondary woods near Kitale, Kenya, April 2013.
Most wood nymph
butterflies, also called satyrs, are primarily brown in color. Many species
have eyespots and most are denizens of wooded areas with plenty of shade. They
rarely venture into sunshine and virtually never visit flowers. Instead they
flit close to ground moving from shadow to shadow. Many satyr butterflies feed on various grass species in the larval stage.