Bicyclus angulosa

Bicyclus angulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species: B. angulosa
Binomial name
Bicyclus angulosa
(Butler, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis angulosa Butler, 1868
  • Bicyclus angulosus
  • Mycalesis houyi Gaede, 1915
  • Mycalesis langi Holland, 1920
  • Mycalesis chapini Holland, 1920
  • Mycalesis funebris orientis Ungemach, 1932
  • Mycalesis selousi Trimen, 1895
  • Mycalesis desolata selousi f. barnsi van Son, 1955
  • Mycalesis selousi f. simulans Overlaet, 1955

Bicyclus angulosa, the Startled Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Senegal to Cameroon and in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of dense savanna, including Brachystegia woodland.

Both sexes are attracted by fermenting fruit. Adults of the wet-season form are on wing from December to May, while adults of the dry-season form are found from May to September.

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References

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