Bicyclus hewitsonii

Bicyclus hewitsonii
	In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana under various names
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bicyclus
Species:	B. hewitsonii
Binomial name
	Bicyclus hewitsonii; (Doumet, 1861)
Synonyms
	Idiomorphus hewitsoni Doumet, 1861; Idiomorphus nanodes Grose-Smith, 1890; Mycalesis bicolor Bartel, 1905; Mycalesis subocellatus Bartel, 1905; Mycalesis owassae Schultze, 1914; Mycalesis nanodes nyongensis Birket-Smith, 1960; Bicyclus hewitsoni;

Bicyclus hewitsonii, the large blue-banded bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of dense primary forests.

Adults are often found feeding from fallen fruit.

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