Mycalesis
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| Bushbrowns | |
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| Whiteline Bushbrown, Mycalesis malsara Wet-season form | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Satyrinae |
| Tribe: | Elymniini |
| Subtribe: | Mycalesina |
| Genus: | Mycalesis Hübner, 1818 |
| Species | |
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Numerous, see text | |
The bushbrowns, Mycalesis, 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.
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]
Selected species
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Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus), dry-season form
- Mycalesis adamsoni Watson, 1897 - Watson's Bushbrown
- Mycalesis adolphei - Redeye Bushbrown,
- Mycalesis annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1906 - Annam Bushbrown
- Mycalesis annamitica lepcha (Moore, 1880) = Mycalesis watsoni Evans, 1912 - Lepcha Bushbrown,
- Mycalesis anapita Moore, 1858
- Mycalesis anaxias - Whitebar Bushbrown
- Mycalesis aramis Hewitson, 1866
- Mycalesis dohertyi
- Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914 - Tytler's Bushbrown
- Mycalesis francisca (Stoll, 1780) - Lilacine Bushbrown
- Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Mycalesis fuscum
- Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857 - Chinese Bushbrown
- Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Mycalesis heri Moore, 1857 - Moore's Bushbrown
- Mycalesis horsfieldi
- Mycalesis igilia - Small Long-brand Bushbrown,
- Mycalesis intermedia (Moore, 1892) - Intermediate Bushbrown
- Mycalesis janardana
- Mycalesis khasia - Palebrand Bushbrown
- Mycalesis kina
- Mycalesis maianeas
- Mycalesis malsarida - Plain Bushbrown
- Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857 - Whiteline Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mamerta (Stoll, 1780) - Blind-eye Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mamerata davisoni - Palni Bushbrown
- Mycalesis manii Doherty, 1886
- Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864
- Mycalesis mercea Evans (nomen nudum?) - Pachmarhi Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mestra - White-edged Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mineus - Dark-branded Bushbrown
- Mycalesis misenus - Salmon-branded Bushbrown
- Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891 - Many-tufted Bushbrown
- Mycalesis nicotia - Brighteye Bushbrown
- Mycalesis oculus - Red-Disc Bushbrown
- Mycalesis oroatis
- Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864 - Purple Bushbrown
- Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969
- Mycalesis patnia - Gladeye Bushbrown
- Mycalesis perseoides
- Mycalesis perseus - Dingy Bushbrown or Common Bushbrown
- Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798)
- Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878
- Mycalesis sangaica - Single Ring Bushbrown
- Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason, 1883 - Wood-Mason's Bushbrown
- Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Mycalesis terminus (Fabricius, 1775) - Orange Bushbrown
- Mycalesis visala - Long-brand Bushbrown
- Mycalesis visala subdita - Tamil Bushbrown
- Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 - South China Bushbrown
See also
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- Orsotriaena
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
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