Bicyclus saussurei
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Bicyclus saussurei, the White-banded Bush Brown or Saussure’s Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of dense sub-montane forests.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
Subspecies
- Bicyclus saussurei saussurei (highlands of Angola, southern and central Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)
- Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Bicyclus saussurei camerunia (Strand, 1914) (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Bicyclus saussurei.
- ^ Bicyclus, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina