Bicyclus simulacris

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Bicyclus simulacris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. simulacris
Binomial name
Bicyclus simulacris
Kielland, 1990 [1]

Bicyclus simulacris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

Subspecies

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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.