Mycalesis oculus
| Red-disc Bushbrown | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Mycalesis |
| Species: | M. oculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycalesis oculus (Marshall, 1880) | |
the Red-disc Bushbrown (Mycalesis oculus) is a Satyrine butterfly found in southern India. It is similar in markings to Mycalesis adolphei but distinguished by the reddish band around the large apical spots on the upper forewings.
Description
Somewhat similar to Mycalesis adolphei but the eyespots on the median vein of the upper forewing much larger and encircled by a broad ring of orange-red and extending towards the costal margin (leading edge). The underside is dark reddish brown. The eyespot on the hind wing is larger than in M. adolphei. The wing expanse is about 5 to 6 cm. The species is found mainly in the hill forests of the southern Western Ghats.[1]
References
- ↑ Bingham, C. T. (1905). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Butterflies Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis.