Biology:Bicyclus sigiussidorum
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Bicyclus sigiussidorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. sigiussidorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Bicyclus sigiussidorum Brattström et al., 2015
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Bicyclus sigiussidorum is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and north‐western Gabon. The holotype forewing length is 23 mm.[1]
Etymology
Because of its glamorous appearance, the species was named for Ziggy Stardust, a character created by English musician David Bowie.[1] Sigiussidorum is a Latin rendering of "Ziggy Stardust".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brattström, Oskar; Aduse-Poku, Kwaku; Collins, Steve C.; Di Micco De Santo, Teresa; Brakefield, Paul M. (2016). "Revision of theBicyclus sciathisspecies group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with descriptions of four new species and corrected distributional records". Systematic Entomology 41 (1): 207–228. doi:10.1111/syen.12150. ISSN 0307-6970. PMID 27076698.
- ↑ Pegg, Nicholas (2016). "Aprocrypha and Miscellany". The Complete David Bowie (7th ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.
Wikidata ☰ Q24895801 entry
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