Bicyclus madetes

Bicyclus madetes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species: B. madetes
Binomial name
Bicyclus madetes
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis madetes Hewitson, 1874
  • Mycalesis nuwa Plötz, 1880
  • Mycalesis erysichton Ehrmann, 1894

Bicyclus madetes, the Brown-spot Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including severely degraded forests.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

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References

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