Bicyclus mahale

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Bicyclus mahale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. mahale
Binomial name
Bicyclus mahale
Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998[1]

Bicyclus mahale is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests at altitudes between 800 and 1,000 meters.

Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-15.