Bicyclus pavonis
| Bicyclus pavonis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. pavonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bicyclus pavonis (Butler, 1876)[1] | |
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Bicyclus pavonis, the Rock Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, 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.
The larvae feed on Sporobolus pyramidalis.
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- ↑ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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