Bicyclus sebetus

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.

Bicyclus sebetus
Scientific classification
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

Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.

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


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