Bicyclus sophrosyne
| Bicyclus sophrosyne | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. sophrosyne |
| Binomial name | |
| Bicyclus sophrosyne (Plötz, 1880)[1] | |
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Bicyclus sophrosyne, the Large Velvet Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forest.
Subspecies
- Bicyclus sophrosyne sophrosyne (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Bicyclus sophrosyne overlaeti Condamin, 1965 (south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)
References
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- ↑ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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