Bicyclus golo

Bicyclus golo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species: B. golo
Binomial name
Bicyclus golo
(Aurivillius, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis golo Aurivillius, 1893
  • Mycalesis golo var. violascens Aurivillius, 1899
  • Mycalesis golo var. obliterata Grünberg, 1911
  • Mycalesis golo ab. goloides Strand, 1913

Bicyclus golo, the Golo Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

References

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


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