Biology:Bicyclus taenias

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Bicyclus taenias
Grey bush brown (Bicyclus taenias).jpg
Male
Grey bush brown (Bicyclus taenias) female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. taenias
Binomial name
Bicyclus taenias
(Hewitson, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis taenias Hewitson, 1877
  • Mycalesis gerda Plötz, 1880
  • Bicyclus taenias f. pujoli Condamin, 1961

Bicyclus taenias, the grey bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q4903899 entry