Bicyclus medontias

Bicyclus medontias, the white-line bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including somewhat degraded forests.

"White-line bush brown" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Bicyclus mesogena.

Bicyclus medontias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bicyclus
Species:
B. medontias
Binomial name
Bicyclus medontias
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis medontias Hewitson, 1873
  • Idiomorphus vala Plötz, 1880
  • Mycalesis medontias f. micropthalma Rebel, 1914
  • Bicyclus medontias var. obsoletus Holland, 1920

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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