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Bicyclus sigiussidorum

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Bicyclus sigiussidorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. sigiussidorum
Binomial name
Bicyclus sigiussidorum
Brattström et al., 2015

Bicyclus sigiussidorum is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and northwestern Gabon. The holotype forewing length is 23 mm.[1]

Etymology

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Because of its glamorous appearance, the species was named for Ziggy Stardust, a character created by English musician David Bowie.[1] Sigiussidorum is a Latin rendering of "Ziggy Stardust".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brattström, Oskar; Aduse-Poku, Kwaku; Collins, Steve C.; Di Micco De Santo, Teresa; Brakefield, Paul M. (2016). "Revision of theBicyclus sciathisspecies group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with descriptions of four new species and corrected distributional records". Systematic Entomology. 41 (1): 207–228. Bibcode:2016SysEn..41..207B. doi:10.1111/syen.12150. ISSN 0307-6970. PMC 4810357. PMID 27076698.
  2. ^ Pegg, Nicholas (2016). "Aprocrypha and Miscellany". The Complete David Bowie (7th ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.