Bicyclus saussurei

Bicyclus saussurei
Bicyclus saussurei figure 9
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species: B. saussurei
Binomial name
Bicyclus saussurei
(Dewitz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis saussurei Dewitz, 1879
  • Mycalesis saussurei var. camerunia Strand, 1914

Bicyclus saussurei, the White-banded Bush Brown or Saussure’s Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of dense sub-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

Subspecies

References

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