Biology:Bicyclus dubia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Bicyclus dubia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. dubia
Binomial name
Bicyclus dubia
(Aurivillius, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis dubia Aurivillius, 1893

Bicyclus dubia, the dubious scalloped bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of swamp and riverine forests.

Adults are attracted to fermented bananas.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4903840 entry