Bicyclus auricruda

Small marbled bush brown
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bicyclus
Species:	B. auricruda
Binomial name
	Bicyclus auricruda; (Butler, 1868)
Synonyms
	Mycalesis auricrudaButler, 1868 ; Bicyclus auricruda fulgidaFox, 1963 ; Mycalesis auricruda ab. parvoocellataGrünberg, 1911 ;

Last updated October 14, 2025

Bicyclus auricruda, the small marbled bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of evergreen and gallery forests.

Arthur Gardiner Butler's original illustration ButlerCatalogueDiurnalLepPlate3.jpg — Arthur Gardiner Butler's original illustration

Subspecies

Bicyclus auricruda auricruda (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
Bicyclus auricruda fulgidusFox, 1963 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, western Kenya, western Tanzania)

References

↑ "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

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[funet-1] "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

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