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Bicyclus martius (Fabricius, 1793)

Subspecies

  • [Bicyclus] martius martius (Fabricius, 1793)
    - viettei (Condamin, 1961)
    - melas (Condamin, 1965)

  • [Bicyclus] martius sanaos (Hewitson, 1866)
    - hintzi (Strand, 1912)
    - bibundensis (Strand, 1913)
    - completa (Gaede, 1915)

Adult morphologyWingspan19
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)709
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
MEF:
Centered on the moist semi-deciduous forest types
MEF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWQ:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Poaceae
    - Paspalum conjugatum

  • Poaceae
    - Paspalum conjugatum

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011