Bicyclus subtilisurae
Bicyclus subtilisurae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kasuo, Kithokolo, Maliva and Mt Hoyo) and north‐western Tanzania (Minziro Forest).
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The wingspan is 27 mm. The wings are uniform rather dark brown in both sexes. The forewings with a small apical eyespot with a faint outer orange ring.
Etymology
The valves of the male genitalia somewhat resemble a stylistic depiction of a woman's legs and feet, therefore the Latin name is formed from the feminine form of the words ‘slender legs’.[1]
References
- Brattström, Oskar; Aduse-Poku, Kwaku; Collins, Steve C.; Di Micco De Santo, Teresa; Brakefield, Paul M. (2016). "Revision of theBicyclus sciathisspecies group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with descriptions of four new species and corrected distributional records". Systematic Entomology. 41 (1): 207–228. doi:10.1111/syen.12150. ISSN 0307-6970. PMC 4810357.
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