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Bicyclus mesogena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bicyclus
Species:	B. mesogena
Binomial name
Bicyclus mesogena (Karsch, 1894)
Synonyms
Mycalesis mesogena Karsch, 1894 Mycalesis mesogenina Grünberg, 1911 Mycalesis mohangensis Dufrane, 1945 Mycalesis mesogena ugandae Riley, 1926

Bicyclus mesogena, the white-line bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests, including riverine forests.

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

Subspecies

• Bicyclus mesogena mesogena (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, Zambia)
• Bicyclus mesogena ugandae (Riley, 1926) (Uganda, Tanzania)

References

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.

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