Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bicyclus | |
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Similar Bicyclus dorothea, Bicyclus martius, Bicyclus sambulos, Bicyclus saussurei | ||
Bicyclus sandace, the Dark Vulgar Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, western Kenya, western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland and sub-montane forests.
Adults are attracted to fermented fruit.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
References
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