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Bicyclus pavonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bicyclus
Species:
B. pavonis
Binomial name
Bicyclus pavonis
(Butler, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis pavonis Butler, 1876

Bicyclus pavonis, the Rock Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, northern Ethiopia and north-western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of rocky outcrops in arid savanna.

The larvae feed on Sporobolus pyramidalis.

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  1. ^ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina


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