Bicyclus aurivillii

Bicyclus aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[2]

Bicyclus aurivillii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bicyclus
Species:
B. aurivillii
Binomial name
Bicyclus aurivillii
(Butler, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis aurivillii Butler, 1896
  • Mycalesis aurivillii kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924
  • Mycalesis aurivillii var. birungae Aurivillius, 1925

Subspecies
  • Bicyclus aurivillii aurivillii (border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda)
  • Bicyclus aurivillii kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)

References
  1. "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina


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