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Bicyclus uniformis

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Uniform bush brown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. uniformis
Binomial name
Bicyclus uniformis
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis uniformis Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Mycalesis ribbei Neustetter, 1916

Bicyclus uniformis, the uniform bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests in good condition.

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

References

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  1. ^ "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-16.