Bicyclus safitza, the common bush brown or common savanna bush brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in all of Africa south of the Sahara. Its preferred habitat is forests and other well-wooded habitats. The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 43–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on various grasses, including Ehrharta erecta.

- B. s. safitza – south of Sahara except Ethiopia - wet-season form, f. safitza – south to Mpumalanga, South Africa - wet-season form, f. injusta – South African east coast regions - dry-season form, f. evenus – widespread - B. s. aethiops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905) – Ethiopia