Mycalesis

Mycalesis
Bushbrowns
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

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.

Selected species

  • Watson's Bushbrown, Mycalesis adamsoni Watson, 1897
  • Redeye Bushbrown, Mycalesis adolphei
  • Annam Bushbrown, Mycalesis annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1906
    • Lepcha Bushbrown, Mycalesis (annamitica) lepcha (Moore, 1880) = Mycalesis watsoni Evans, 1912
  • Mycalesis anapita Moore, 1858
  • Whitebar Bushbrown, Mycalesis anaxias
  • Mycalesis dohertyi
  • Tytler's Bushbrown, Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914
  • Lilacine Bushbrown, Mycalesis francisca (Stoll, 1780)
    • Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Mycalesis fusca
  • Chinese Bushbrown, Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857
    • Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Moore's Bushbrown, Mycalesis heri Moore, 1857
  • Mycalesis horsfieldi
  • Small Long-brand Bushbrown, Mycalesis igilia
  • Intermediate Bushbrown, Mycalesis intermedia (Moore, 1892)
  • Mycalesis janardana
  • Palebrand Bushbrown, Mycalesis khasia
  • Mycalesis kina
  • Mycalesis maianeas
  • Plain Bushbrown, Mycalesis malsarida
  • Whiteline Bushbrown, Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857
  • Blind-eye Bushbrown, Mycalesis mamerta (Stoll, 1780)
    • Palni Bushbrown, Mycalesis mamerata davisoni
  • Mycalesis manii Doherty, 1886
  • Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864
  • Pachmarhi Bushbrown, Mycalesis mercea Evans - a nomen nudum?
  • White-edged Bushbrown, Mycalesis mestra
  • Dark-branded Bushbrown, Mycalesis mineus
  • Salmon-branded Bushbrown, Mycalesis misenus
  • Many-tufted Bushbrown, Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891
  • Brighteye Bushbrown, Mycalesis nicotia
  • Red-Disc Bushbrown, Mycalesis oculus
  • Mycalesis oroatis
  • Purple Bushbrown, Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864
  • Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969
  • Gladeye Bushbrown, Mycalesis patnia
    Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus)Dry-season form
  • Mycalesis perseoides
  • Dingy Bushbrown or Common Bushbrown, Mycalesis perseus
    • Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878
  • Single Ring Bushbrown, Mycalesis sangaica
    • Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Wood-Mason's Bushbrown, Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason, 1883
    • Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Long-brand Bushbrown, Mycalesis visala
    • Tamil Bushbrown, Mycalesis (visala) subdita
  • South China Bushbrown, Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909
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