Bicyclus sambulos
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. sambulos |
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| Bicyclus sambulos (Hewitson, 1877)[1] | |
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Bicyclus sambulos, the Tailed Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests.
Adults are attracted to fermented bananas and sap oozing from trees.
Subspecies
- Bicyclus sambulos sambulos (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, westwern Tanzania)
- Bicyclus sambulos cyaneus Condamin, 1961 (Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Bicyclus sambulos unicolor Condamin, 1971 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
References
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- ↑ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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