Gnophodes betsimena

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| image = SeitzFaunaAfricanaXIIITaf26.jpg

| image_caption = In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana

| taxon = Gnophodes betsimena

| authority = (Boisduval, 1833)

| synonyms =

• Cyllo betsimena Boisduval, 1833
• Gnophodes parmeno Doubleday, [1849]
• Cyllo diversa Butler, 1880
• Gnophodes betsimena parmeno f. dubiosa Aurivillius, 1911

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Gnophodes betsimena, the banded evening brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–70 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round, but usually from March to August (with peaks from April to June).{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Ehrharta erecta,[https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/gnophodes/ "Gnophodes Doubleday, [1849]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Panicum deustum, and Setaria species.