Bicyclus pavonis

Bicyclus pavonis, the rock bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, northern Ethiopia and north-western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of rocky outcrops in arid savanna.

Bicyclus pavonis
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B. pavonis
Binomial name
Bicyclus pavonis
(Butler, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis pavonis Butler, 1876

The larvae feed on Sporobolus pyramidalis.

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