Bicyclus matuta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[2]

Bicyclus matuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bicyclus
Species:
B. matuta
Binomial name
Bicyclus matuta
(Karsch, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mycalesis matuta Karsch, 1894
  • Mycalesis eleutheria Rebel, 1911

Subspecies

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  • Bicyclus matuta matuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Kivu, Uganda: south-west to Kigezi, Rwanda, Burundi)
  • Bicyclus matutaidjwiensis Condamin, 1965 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwidgwi Island, Lake Kivu)

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.