Bicyclus smithi

Bicyclus smithi
Bicyclus smithi figures 7, 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bicyclus
Species:	B. smithi
Binomial name
Bicyclus smithi (Aurivillius, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
Mycalesis smithi Aurivillius, 1899 Mycalesis ansorgei Grose-Smith, 1898 Mycalesis nandina Ansorge, 1899 Mycalesis obscura Aurivillius, 1901 Mycalesis campides Strand, 1912 Mycalesis fernandina Schultze, 1914 Bicyclus smithi poensis Condamin, 1963

Bicyclus smithi, Smith’s Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.

Subspecies

• Bicyclus smithi smithi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
• Bicyclus smithi eurypterus Condamin, 1965 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Bicyclus smithi fernandina (Schultze, 1914) (Bioko)

References

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