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Bicyclus Safitza Subsp Safitza, Krantzkloof NR
''Bicyclus'' is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species are found in the Afrotropical realm. Species *'' Bicyclus abnormis'' (Dudgeon, 1909) *'' Bicyclus albocincta'' (Rebel, 1914) *'' Bicyclus alboplaga'' (Rebel, 1914) *'' Bicyclus amieti'' Libert, 1996 *'' Bicyclus analis'' (Aurivillius, 1895) *''Bicyclus angulosa'' (Butler, 1868) *'' Bicyclus anisops'' (Karsch, 1892) *''Bicyclus anynana'' (Butler, 1879) *''Bicyclus auricruda'' (Butler, 1868) *''Bicyclus aurivillii'' (Butler, 896 *'' Bicyclus brakefieldi'' Brattstrom, 2012 *'' Bicyclus buea'' (Strand, 1912) *''Bicyclus campina'' (Aurivillius, 1901) *''Bicyclus campus'' (Karsch, 1893) *''Bicyclus condamini'' van Son, 1963 *''Bicyclus cooksoni'' (Druce, 1905) *''Bicyclus cottrelli'' (van Son, 1952) *''Bicyclus danckelmani'' (Rogenhofer, 1891) *''Bicyclus dekeyseri'' (Condamin, 1958) *''Bicyclus dentata'' (Sharpe, 1898) *''Bicyclus dorothea'' (Cramer, 779 *''Bicyclus dubia'' (Aurivilliu ...
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William Forsell Kirby
William Forsell Kirby (14 January 1844 – 20 November 1912) was an English entomologist and folklorist. Life He was born in Leicester. He was the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, who was a banker. He was educated privately, and became interested in butterflies and moths at an early age. The family moved to Brighton, where he became acquainted with Henry Cooke, Frederick Merrifield and J. N. Winter. He published the ''Manual of European Butterflies'' in 1862. In 1867 he became a curator in the Museum of the Royal Dublin Society, and produced a ''Synonymic Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera'' (1871; Supplement 1877). In 1879 Kirby joined the staff of the British Museum (Natural History) as an assistant, after the death of Frederick Smith. He published a number of catalogues, as well as ''Rhopalocera Exotica'' (1887–1897) and an ''Elementary Text-book of Entomology''. He also did important work on orthopteroid insects including a three volume Catalogue of all known species (1904, ...
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Bicyclus Aurivillii
''Bicyclus aurivillii'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the .... Subspecies *''Bicyclus aurivillii aurivillii'' (border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda) *''Bicyclus aurivillii kivuensis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1896 Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Elishiae
''Bicyclus elishiae'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon, south‐eastern Cameroon and the south‐western parts of the Republic of Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w .... References Elymniini Butterflies described in 2015 Butterflies of Africa {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Dubia
''Bicyclus dubia'', the dubious scalloped bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of swamp and riverine forests. Adults are attracted to fermented bananas. The larvae feed on Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... species. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1893 Butterflies of Africa {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Dorothea
''Bicyclus dorothea'', the light bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of disturbed areas and clearings in forests. The larvae feed on ''Paspalum conjugatum'', '' Paspalum polystachium'' and ''Axonopus compressus ''Axonopus compressus'' ( syn. ''Axonopus compressus'' (Sw.) P.Beauv. var. ''australis'' G.A.Black, ''Milium compressum'' Sw., ''Paspalum compressum'' (Sw.) Nees, ''Paspalum platycaule'' Willd. ex Steud., ''Paspalum platycaulon'' Poir.) is a spec ...''. Subspecies *''Bicyclus dorothea dorothea'' (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo) *''Bicyclus dorothea concolor'' Condamin & Fox, 1964 ...
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Bicyclus Dentata
''Bicyclus dentata'', the dentate bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western and central Kenya, western Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... The habitat consists of semi-montane and montane forests. Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1898 Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Dekeyseri
''Bicyclus dekeyseri'', the western scalloped bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... The habitat consists of deep forests. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1958 {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Danckelmani
''Bicyclus danckelmani'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The habitat consists of sub-montane and montane forests at altitudes between 800 and 1,800 meters. Both sexes are attracted to fermented bananas. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1891 Endemic fauna of Tanzania Butterflies of Africa {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Cottrelli
''Bicyclus cottrelli'', the yellow-banded bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and northern Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... The habitat consists of riparian forests and grassy areas at the margins of forests. Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1952 {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Cooksoni
''Bicyclus cooksoni'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in northern Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern and western Tanzania and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... The habitat consists of '' Brachystegia'' woodland and open montane grassland-forest mosaic. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1905 {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Condamini
''Bicyclus condamini'', the ebony bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... The habitat consists of montane forests. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak in August, September and December. There are distinct seasonal forms. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1963 Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe Butterflies of Africa {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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Bicyclus Campus
''Bicyclus campus'', the hill bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, northern Cameroon, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya and eastern Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The habitat consists of hilly terrain with forest/savanna mosaic. References Elymniini Butterflies described in 1893 Butterflies of Africa {{Bicyclus-stub ...
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