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Bicyclus medontias

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White-line bush brown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. medontias
Binomial name
Bicyclus medontias
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis medontias Hewitson, 1873
  • Idiomorphus vala Plötz, 1880
  • Mycalesis medontias f. micropthalma Rebel, 1914
  • Bicyclus medontias var. obsoletus Holland, 1920

Bicyclus medontias, the white-line bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including somewhat degraded forests.

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 2012-05-15.