Mycalesis rhacotis Hewitson, 1866 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mycalesis rhacotis Hewitson, 1866

Mycalesis rhacotis Hewitson, 1866

Bicyclus rhacotis, the Rhacotis bush brown, is a nymphalid butterfly found in central East African deep forests.

Family
Genus
Mycalesis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mycalesis rhacotis Hewitson, 1866

Bicyclus rhacotis, commonly called the Rhacotis bush brown, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This butterfly can be found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and north-western Tanzania. It lives primarily in deep forest habitats.

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Mycalesis

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