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African Bush Brown Butterfly

Bicyclus anynana

About

A small brown butterfly with prominent eyespots on the wing undersides that vary seasonally. Wet season forms have large conspicuous eyespots while dry season forms have reduced markings.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the most studied butterflies in evolutionary developmental biology, used extensively as a model for understanding how eyespot patterns evolve.