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Bicyclus italus

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Large bush brown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. italus
Binomial name
Bicyclus italus
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Idiomorphus italus Hewitson, 1865
  • Idiomorphus massalia Plötz, 1880

Bicyclus italus, the large bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including drier 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.