Bicyclus dubia, the dubious scalloped bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of swamp and riverine forests.
| Dubious scalloped bush brown | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bicyclus |
| Species: | B. dubia
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| Binomial name | |
| Bicyclus dubia (Aurivillius, 1893)[1]
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Adults are attracted to fermented bananas.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
References
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- ^ "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.