Bicyclus sophrosyne

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bicyclus
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Bicyclus sophrosyne, the Large Velvet Bush Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of sub-montane forest.

Subspecies

Bicyclus sophrosyne sophrosyne (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Bicyclus sophrosyne overlaeti Condamin, 1965 (south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)

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Bicyclus sophrosyne Wikipedia

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