Bicyclus cottrelli

Species of butterfly

Yellow-banded bush brown
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bicyclus
Species:	B. cottrelli
Binomial name
*Bicyclus cottrelli* (van Son, 1952)^[1]
Synonyms
Mycalesis cottrelli van Son, 1952 Mycalesis cottrelli harti van Son, 1952 Mycalesis cottrelli cottrelli f. pluvia van Son, 1962

Bicyclus cottrelli, the yellow-banded bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and northern Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of riparian forests and grassy areas at the margins of forests.

Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Bicyclus cottrelli.

^ "Bicyclus Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-15.