Bicyclus iccius

Bicyclus iccius, the scarce blue-banded bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Bicyclus iccius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bicyclus
Species:
B. iccius
Binomial name
Bicyclus iccius
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Idiomorphus iccius Hewitson, 1865
  • Mycalesis iccius ab. transiens Bartel, 1905

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

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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