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Bicyclus anisops

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Red-ringed bush brown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. anisops
Binomial name
Bicyclus anisops
(Karsch, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis anisops Karsch, 1892
  • Mycalesis anisops ab. albopupillata Strand, 1913

Bicyclus anisops, the red-ringed bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests above 1,300 meters.

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 2012-05-14.