Biology:Bicyclus buea

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Bicyclus buea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. buea
Binomial name
Bicyclus buea
(Strand, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis (Monotrichtis) buea Strand, 1912
  • Mycalesis benitonis Strand, 1913
  • Mycalesis mildbraedi Gaede, 1915

Bicyclus buea, the small black bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense and sub-montane forests.

Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4903828 entry