Bicyclus elishiae
Bicyclus elishiae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon, south‐eastern Cameroon and the south‐western parts of the Republic of Congo.
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| Species: | B. elishiae |
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| Bicyclus elishiae Brattström et al., 2015 | |
The wingspan is 23 mm. The wings are warm brown with a hint of violet shine. There is a small, but well developed, apical eyespot on the forewing with a narrow orange outline.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Eli Harji, the partner of the first author.[1]
References
- Brattström, Oskar; Aduse-Poku, Kwaku; Collins, Steve C.; Di Micco De Santo, Teresa; Brakefield, Paul M. (2016). "Revision of theBicyclus sciathisspecies group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with descriptions of four new species and corrected distributional records". Systematic Entomology. 41 (1): 207–228. doi:10.1111/syen.12150. ISSN 0307-6970. PMC 4810357.
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