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Mycalesis
Sign in to saveMycalesis, 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.
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- 1,026
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- 40
- Family
- Nymphalidae
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- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, UAM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, United States, China, Philippines, India
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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.
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