Bicyclus taenias Hewitson 1877

Bicyclus taenias (Hewitson)
Mycalesis taenias Hewitson, 1876 [1852-1876], 5: [59]-[60]; pi. [32], fig. 66 (Gabon).
The species occurs throughout the Guinean subregion in primary and secondary forest as well as along the margins of agricultural areas.
Liberia: Harbel, 1 8 , II, 1 8 , V, 2 8 , VI, 1 8 , VII, 3 8 , VIII, 2 8 , IX, 1 8,1 9 , X, 5 $ , 1 9 , XI, 1 8 , XII, 3 8 without dates; Fish Lake, 1 8 , I; Gbanga, 1 8 , VII; Ganta, 2 8,1 9 , III, 3 8 , V, 2 3,1 9 , VI, 1 9 , X (Fox), 1 $ , X (Leland) ; Wanau Forest, 1 8 , I; Zorzor, 1 8,1 9 , XI; Yendamalahoun, 1 8 , IV (Fox); Diyala, 1 8, V (Condamin, 1951); Buttikofer (1890).

Bicyclus taenias, the grey bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of dense forests.