Bicyclus smithi

Bicyclus smithi, or Smith's bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Bicyclus smithi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bicyclus
Species:
B. smithi
Binomial name
Bicyclus smithi
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis smithi Aurivillius, 1899
  • Mycalesis ansorgei Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Mycalesis nandina Ansorge, 1899
  • Mycalesis obscura Aurivillius, 1901
  • Mycalesis campides Strand, 1912
  • Mycalesis fernandina Schultze, 1914
  • Bicyclus smithi poensis Condamin, 1963

Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.

Subspecies
  • Bicyclus smithi smithi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
  • Bicyclus smithi eurypterus Condamin, 1965 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Bicyclus smithi fernandina (Schultze, 1914) (Bioko)
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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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