Mycalesis subdita

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iTamil Bushbrown
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Mycalesis
Species: M. subdita
Binomial name
Mycalesis subdita

The Tamil Bushbrown Mycalesis subdita is a species of Satyrine butterfly found in South Asia.

[edit] Description

Closely resembles in both seasonal forms Mycalesis mineus. The male can be discriminated by the sex-mark on the underside of the fore wing: this is brown or ochraceous brown as in M. perseoides but very much longer and broader, extending to but not going beyond the transverse band crossing the wings.

Ceylon; S. India, Travancore. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bingham, C. T. 1905. Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 1