Bicyclus funebris
Bicyclus funebris | |
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in Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bicyclus |
Species: | B. funebris |
Binomial name | |
Bicyclus funebris (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Bicyclus funebris, the Funereal Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and northern Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests, but extends to wet forests and dense savanna. It is also found in heavy woodland.
The larvae feed on Setaria barbata, Digitaria seminuda and Imperata cylindrica.
References
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- ↑ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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