Bicyclus mahale
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. mahale
Binomial name
Bicyclus mahale
Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998[1]

Bicyclus mahale is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests at altitudes between 800 and 1,000 meters.

Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.

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.


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