Bicyclus mesogena
Bicyclus mesogena | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bicyclus |
Species: | B. mesogena |
Binomial name | |
Bicyclus mesogena (Karsch, 1894)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Bicyclus mesogena, the White-line Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riverine forests.
Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.
Subspecies
- Bicyclus mesogena mesogena (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, western Kenya, Zambia)
- Bicyclus mesogena ugandae (Riley, 1926) (Uganda, Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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