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.

Subspecies

• Bicyclus angulosa angulosa (Senegal to Cameroon, Central African Republic, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, Ethiopia)
• Bicyclus angulosa selousi (Trimen, 1895) (Angola, southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, northern and north-eastern Zimbabwe)

References

1. Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina