Bicyclus buea

Bicyclus buea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bicyclus
Species:	B. buea
Binomial name
	Bicyclus buea; (Strand, 1912)
Synonyms
	Mycalesis (Monotrichtis) buea Strand, 1912; Mycalesis benitonis Strand, 1913; Mycalesis mildbraedi Gaede, 1915;

Bicyclus buea, the small black bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of dense and sub-montane forests.

Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit.

References

^ "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

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