Bicyclus persimilis

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Bicyclus persimilis
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Figure 38 male, 39 male underside and 40 female - from the original description
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. persimilis
Binomial name
Bicyclus persimilis
(Joicey & Talbot, 1921) [1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis persimilisJoicey and Talbot, 1921

Bicyclus persimilis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the border region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, as well as in Rwanda and Burundi. [2]

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<i>Bicyclus ignobilis</i> Species of butterfly

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References

  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.