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Bicyclus sebetus

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Bicyclus sebetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. sebetus
Binomial name
Bicyclus sebetus
(Hewitson, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Idomorphus sebetus Hewitson, 1877
  • Idiomorphus una Plötz, 1880
  • Mycalesis kochi Grünberg, 1910

Bicyclus sebetus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Burundi, western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of dense lowland forests.

Adults are attracted to the scent of fermenting bananas.

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.