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Mycalesis
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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyNymphalidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,026
With media
40
Family
Nymphalidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, UAM
Recorded in
Indonesia, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, United States, China, Philippines, India

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Satyrini
Image
AB037 whiteline Bushbrown UN.JPG
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Commons category
Mycalesis
taxon name
Mycalesis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Mycalesis
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Encyclopedic overview

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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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