Mycalesis orseis

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| authority = Hewitson, 1864[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/mycalesis/ "Mycalesis Hübner, 1818"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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Mycalesis orseis, the purple bushbrown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-east Asia.

Subspecies

  • Mycalesis orseis orseis (Sumatra)
  • Mycalesis orseis borneensis Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Borneo)
  • Mycalesis orseis nautilus Butler, 1867 (Assam to Peninsular Malaya)
  • Mycalesis orseis orsina Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Nias)
  • Mycalesis orseis flavotincta Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)

References