Bicyclus cottrelli

Bicyclus cottrelli, the yellow-banded bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and northern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of riparian forests and grassy areas at the margins of forests.

Bicyclus cottrelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bicyclus
Species:
B. cottrelli
Binomial name
Bicyclus cottrelli
(van Son, 1952)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis cottrelli van Son, 1952
  • Mycalesis cottrelli harti van Son, 1952
  • Mycalesis cottrelli cottrelli f. pluvia van Son, 1962

Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.

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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