Bicyclus smithi
Bicyclus smithi, or Smith's bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.
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Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.
Subspecies
- Bicyclus smithi smithi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
- Bicyclus smithi eurypterus Condamin, 1965 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Bicyclus smithi fernandina (Schultze, 1914) (Bioko)
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- "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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