Bicyclus saussurei explained

Bicyclus saussurei, the white-banded bush brown or Saussure's bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.^[1] The habitat consists of dense sub-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

Subspecies

• Bicyclus saussurei saussurei (highlands of Angola, southern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
• Bicyclus saussurei angustus Condamin, 1970 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
• Bicyclus saussurei camerunia (Strand, 1914) (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina . 2012-05-15 . 2014-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222070833/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_mycalesina.doc . dead .