Bicyclus sophrosyne

Bicyclus sophrosyne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species: B. sophrosyne
Binomial name
Bicyclus sophrosyne
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis sophrosyne Plötz, 1880
  • Mycalesis ploetzi Bartel, 1905
  • Mycalesis sophrosyne ab. decemoculi Birket-Smith, 1960

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.

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