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Mycalesis Hübner 1818

Bushbrowns

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Mycalesina

Introduction

Mycalesis is a widespread east Asian genus, ranging from India to Australia. Many species exhibit seasonal polyphenism, with very different-looking wet and dry season forms. This has made the taxonomy of the group tricky, with many synonymies.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) have elevated the "Mycalesis species endemic to Sulawesi to the genus Lohora Moore, 1880, which was formerly viewed as a junior synonym of the former.

Other Names for Mycalesis Hübner 1818

References

Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

Miller LD. 1968. The higher classification, phylogeny and zoogeography of the Satyridae (Lepidoptera). Mem. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 24: 1-174.

Parsons M. 1999. The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. Academic Press, San Diego.

Vane-Wright RI and De Jong R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343, 1-267.

Information on the Internet

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Scientific Name Mycalesis perseus blasius
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Behavior mating
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Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2005 Weiting Liu
Scientific Name Mycalesis francisca
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source 小蛇目蝶 Mycalesis francisca
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Changhua Coast Conservation Action 台灣水鳥研究
Scientific Name Mycalesis mineus
Location Panti Forest, Johor, Malaysia
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus)
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2008 Lip Kee Yap
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