Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Mycalesis subdita | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Elymniini Rank Species | |
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Similar Mycalesis visala, Mycalesis patnia, Lethe drypetis, Mycalesis oculus, Mycalesis anaxias | ||
The Tamil Bushbrown, Mycalesis (visala) subdita, is a satyrine butterfly found in South Asia. It is not resolved whether this is a good species or belongs into Mycalesis visala.
Description
Closely resembles in both seasonal forms Mycalesis mineus. The male can be discriminated by the sex-mark on the underside of the forewing: this is brown or ochraceous brown as in M. perseoides but very much longer and broader, extending to but not going beyond the transverse band crossing the wings.
References
Mycalesis subdita Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA