Bicyclus golo

Bicyclus golo, the golo bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Bicyclus golo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bicyclus
Species:
B. golo
Binomial name
Bicyclus golo
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis golo Aurivillius, 1893
  • Mycalesis golo var. violascens Aurivillius, 1899
  • Mycalesis golo var. obliterata Grünberg, 1911
  • Mycalesis golo ab. goloides Strand, 1913

References
  1. "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.