Bicyclus rhacotis

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Rhacotis bush brown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. rhacotis
Binomial name
Bicyclus rhacotis
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis rhacotis Hewitson, 1866

Bicyclus rhacotis, the Rhacotis bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of deep forests.

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.