| Notes: | 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. |