Biology:Bicyclus mesogena
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. mesogena
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| Binomial name | |
| Bicyclus mesogena (Karsch, 1894)[1]
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Bicyclus mesogena, the white-line bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riverine forests.
Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.
Subspecies
- Bicyclus mesogena mesogena (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, Zambia)
- Bicyclus mesogena ugandae (Riley, 1926) (Uganda, Tanzania)
References
- ↑ "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_mycalesina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q4903871 entry
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