Bicyclus jefferyi, or Jeffrey's bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Tanzania, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley) and northern Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of meadows or clearings inside or near semi-montane forests.

Jeffrey's bush brown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. jefferyi
Binomial name
Bicyclus jefferyi
Fox, 1963[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis miriam f. punctifera Strand, 1909
  • Mycalesis miriam miriam ab. addenda Dufrane, 1945

References

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  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.