Bicyclus sambulos
Species of butterfly
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Bicyclus sambulos, the tailed bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests.
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| Tailed bush brown | |
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| Bicyclus sambulos unicolor, Ghana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. sambulos |
| Binomial name | |
| Bicyclus sambulos | |
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Adults are attracted to fermented bananas and sap oozing from trees.[3]
Subspecies
- B. sambulos sambulos (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania at altitudes from 800 to 1400 m)[3]
- B. sambulos cyaneus Condamin, 1961 (Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- B. sambulos unicolor Condamin, 1971 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
