Biology:Bicyclus mesogena

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Bicyclus mesogena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. mesogena
Binomial name
Bicyclus mesogena
(Karsch, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis mesogena Karsch, 1894
  • Mycalesis mesogenina Grünberg, 1911
  • Mycalesis mohangensis Dufrane, 1945
  • Mycalesis mesogena ugandae Riley, 1926
Pl.01-03.Bicyclus mesogena (Karsch, 1894) (Mycalesis).JPG

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4903871 entry