Mycalesis

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Mycalesis
AB037 whiteline Bushbrown UN.JPG
Whiteline bushbrown
( Mycalesis malsara ) wet-season form
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Elymniini
Genus: Mycalesis
Hübner, 1818
Species

Numerous, see text

Mycalesis, the bushbrowns, are a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are common in the warm regions from Central Asia to Australia, and have a high diversity in South Asia and the Wallacea.

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They are notably polymorphic, with wet- and dry-season forms differing in many species, especially as regards size and number of underwing eyespots.

Mycalesis superficially resemble the species Orsotriaena medus , but can readily be identified by the number of spots. [1]

Species

Dingy bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus), dry-season form Bush Brown (dry season) Butterfly for Id IMG 0771.jpg
Dingy bushbrown ( Mycalesis perseus ), dry-season form

Listed alphabetically: [2]

See also

References

  1. Adrian Hoskins. "Butterflies of Thailand, Malaysia & Borneo: Nigger, Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775". Learn about Butterflies: the complete guide to the world of butterflies and moths. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  2. "Mycalesis Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Kirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.60.
  4. Kirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.60.
  5. Kirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.61.
  6. Kirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.62.