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.
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.
Species
Listed alphabetically:"Mycalesis Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Mycalesis adamsoni Watson, 1897 – Watson's bushbrown Mycalesis adolphei (Guérin-Ménéville, 1843) – redeye bushbrown Mycalesis aethiops Butler, 1868 Mycalesis amoena Druce, 1873 Mycalesis anaxioides Marshall & de Nicéville, 1883 Mycalesis annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1906 – Annam bushbrown, tawny bush-brownKirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.60. Mycalesis anapita Moore, Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862 – white-bar bushbrown Mycalesis arabella Fruhstorfer, 1906 Mycalesis aramis Hewitson, 1866 Mycalesis asophis Hewitson, 1862 Mycalesis atrata Röber, 1887 Mycalesis barbara Grose-Smith, 1894 Mycalesis bazochii (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) Mycalesis biformis Rothschild, 1916 Mycalesis bilineata Fruhstorfer, 1906 Mycalesis bisaya C. & R. Felder, 1863 Mycalesis cacodaemon Kirsch, 1877 Mycalesis comes Grose-Smith, 1894 Mycalesis deficiens Fruhstorfer, 1906 Mycalesis discobolus Fruhstorfer, 1906 Mycalesis dohertyi Elwes, 1891 Mycalesis drusillodes (Oberthür, 1894) Mycalesis duponcheli (Guérin-Méneville, 1830) Mycalesis durga Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 Mycalesis elia Grose-Smith, 1894 Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914 – Tytler's bushbrown Mycalesis evara Fruhstorfer, 1906 Mycalesis felderi Butler, 1868 Mycalesis francisca (Stoll, ) – lilacine bushbrown Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 Mycalesis fuscum (C. & R. Felder, 1860) – Malayan bush-brownKirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.60. Mycalesis giamana Parsons, 1986 Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857 – Chinese bushbrown Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908 Mycalesis heri Moore, 1857 – Moore's bushbrown Mycalesis horsfieldi (Moore, )Malaysia, Java, Celebes. See [maps] – Horsfield's bush brown Mycalesis igilia Fruhstorfer, 1911 – small long-brand bushbrown Mycalesis igoleta C. & R. Felder, 1863 Mycalesis inayoshii Aoki & Yamaguchi, 1995 Mycalesis inopia Fruhstorfer, 1908 Mycalesis intermedia (Moore, ) – intermediate bushbrown Mycalesis ita C. & R. Felder, 1863 Mycalesis itys C. & R. Felder, – Itys bush brown Mycalesis janardana Moore, 1857 – Common Bush Brown, Janardana Bush Brown, Mottled Bush-BrownKirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.61. Mycalesis khasia Evans, 1920 – palebrand bushbrown Mycalesis lepcha (Moore, 1880) – Lepcha bushbrown Mycalesis madjicosa Butler, 1868 Mycalesis maianeas Hewitson, 1864 Mycalesis malsarida Butler, 1868 – plain bushbrown Mycalesis mamerta (Stoll, ) – blind-eye bushbrown Mycalesis mamerata davisoni – Palni bushbrown Mycalesis manii Doherty, 1886 Mycalesis maura Grose-Smith, 1894 Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864 Mycalesis meeki Rothschild, 1915 Mycalesis mehadeva (Boisduval, 1832) Mycalesis mercea Evans (nomen nudum?) – Pachmarhi bushbrown Mycalesis messene Hewitson, 1862 Mycalesis mestra Hewitson, 1862 – white-edged bushbrown Mycalesis mineus (Linnaeus, 1758) – dark-branded bushbrownKirton, Laurence G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand. Oxford:John Beaufoy Publ., p.62. Mycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1889 – salmon-branded bushbrown Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864 Mycalesis moorei C. & R. Felder, Mycalesis mucia Hewitson, 1862 Mycalesis mulleri Tennent, 2000 Mycalesis mynois Hewitson, 1864 Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891 - many-tufted bushbrown Mycalesis nala C. & R. Felder, 1859 Mycalesis nerida Grose-Smith, 1902 Mycalesis nicotia Westwood, – bright-eye bushbrown Mycalesis oculus Marshall, 1880 – red-disc bushbrown Mycalesis oroatis Hewitson, 1864 Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864 – purple bushbrown Mycalesis panthaka Fruhstorfer, 1909 Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969 Mycalesis pitana Staudinger, Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857 – glad-eye bushbrown Mycalesis perseoides (Moore, ) – Pachmarhi bushbrown Mycalesis perseus (Fabricius, 1775) – dingy bushbrown or common bushbrown Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798) Mycalesis pitana Staudinger, Mycalesis phidon Hewitson, 1862 Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878 Mycalesis rama (Moore, 1892) – Cingalese bushbrown Mycalesis sangaica Butler, 1877 – single ring bushbrown Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908 Mycalesis shiva (Boisduval, 1832) Mycalesis siamica Riley & Godfrey, 1921 Mycalesis sirius (Fabricius, 1775) Mycalesis splendens Mathew, 1887 Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883 – Wood-Mason's bushbrown Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908 Mycalesis subpersa Rothschild, 1915 Mycalesis sudra C. & R. Felder, Mycalesis tagala C. & R. Felder, 1863 Mycalesis terminus (Fabricius, 1775) – orange bushbrown Mycalesis thailandica Aoki & Yamaguchi, 1984 Mycalesis thyateira (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Mycalesis treadawayi Schröder, 1976 Mycalesis unica Leech, Mycalesis valeria Grose-Smith, 1900 Mycalesis valeriana Grose-Smith, 1900 Mycalesis visala Moore, – long-brand bushbrown Mycalesis visala subdita – Tamil bushbrown Mycalesis wayewa Doherty, 1891 Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 – South China bushbrown
See also Orsotriaena
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