Bicyclus martius

Bicyclus martius


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bicyclus
Species:	B. martius
Binomial name
*Bicyclus martius* (Fabricius, 1793)^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio martius Fabricius, 1793 Bicyclus martius f. viettei Condamin, 1961 Bicyclus sanaos melas Condamin, 1965 Mycalesis sanaos Hewitson, 1866 Mycalesis hintzi Strand, 1912 Mycalesis bibundensis Strand, 1913 Mycalesis completa Gaede, 1915

Bicyclus martius, the Black Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland primary forests and secondary growth.

The larvae feed on Paspalum conjugatum.

Subspecies

Bicyclus martius martius (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)
Bicyclus martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866) (Nigeria, Bioko, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda)

References

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

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