Artitropa erinnys, the bush night-fighter, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa from the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, and Transvaal, Zimbabwe and eastern Africa.
The wingspan is 53–57 mm for males and 59–63 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round but are scarce from May to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Dracaena hookeriana, Dracaena afromontana, Dracaena angustifolia, Dracaena fragrans and Dracaena steudneri.
^Artitropa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
fiber content. It is fed upon by larvae of the bush nightfighter, Artitropaerinnys. In the past the name Dracaena steudneri was erroneously assigned...
seeds. Snails and the larvae of the Bush Night Fighter butterfly, Artitropaerinnys, feed on the leaves. Birds and mice nest among the leaves of these...
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