Mycalesis
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.
Mycalesis superficially resemble the species Orsotriaena medus, but can readily be identified by the number of spots.
Species
Listed alphabetically:Mycalesis adamsoni Watson, 1897 – Watson's bushbrownMycalesis adolphei – redeye bushbrownMycalesis aethiops Butler, 1868Mycalesis amoena Druce, 1873Mycalesis anaxioides Marshall & de Nicéville, 1883Mycalesis annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1906 – Annam bushbrown, tawny bush-brownMycalesis anapita Moore, Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862 – white-bar bushbrownMycalesis arabella Fruhstorfer, 1906Mycalesis aramis Hewitson, 1866Mycalesis asophis Hewitson, 1862Mycalesis atrata Röber, 1887Mycalesis barbara Grose-Smith, 1894Mycalesis bazochii Mycalesis biformis Rothschild, 1916Mycalesis bilineata Fruhstorfer, 1906Mycalesis bisaya C. & R. Felder, 1863Mycalesis cacodaemon Kirsch, 1877Mycalesis comes Grose-Smith, 1894Mycalesis deficiens Fruhstorfer, 1906Mycalesis discobolus Fruhstorfer, 1906Mycalesis dohertyi Elwes, 1891Mycalesis drusillodes Mycalesis duponcheli Mycalesis durga Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896Mycalesis elia Grose-Smith, 1894Mycalesis evansii Tytler, 1914 – Tytler's bushbrownMycalesis evara Fruhstorfer, 1906Mycalesis felderi Butler, 1868Mycalesis francisca – lilacine bushbrown- * Mycalesis francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis fuscum – Malayan bush-brownMycalesis giamana Parsons, 1986Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857 – Chinese bushbrown
- * Mycalesis gotama nanda Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis heri Moore, 1857 – Moore's bushbrownMycalesis horsfieldi Malaysia, Java, Celebes. See – Horsfield's bush brownMycalesis igilia Fruhstorfer, 1911 – small long-brand bushbrownMycalesis igoleta C. & R. Felder, 1863Mycalesis inayoshii Aoki & Yamaguchi, 1995Mycalesis inopia Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis intermedia – intermediate bushbrownMycalesis ita C. & R. Felder, 1863Mycalesis itys C. & R. Felder, – Itys bush brownMycalesis janardana Moore, 1857 – Common Bush Brown, Janardana Bush Brown, Mottled Bush-BrownMycalesis khasia Evans, 1920 – palebrand bushbrownMycalesis lepcha – Lepcha bushbrownMycalesis madjicosa Butler, 1868Mycalesis maianeas Hewitson, 1864Mycalesis malsarida Butler, 1868 – plain bushbrownMycalesis malsara Moore, 1857 – white-line bushbrownMycalesis mamerta – blind-eye bushbrown
- * Mycalesis mamerata davisoni – Palni bushbrownMycalesis manii Doherty, 1886Mycalesis maura Grose-Smith, 1894Mycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864Mycalesis meeki Rothschild, 1915Mycalesis mehadeva Mycalesis mercea Evans – Pachmarhi bushbrownMycalesis messene Hewitson, 1862Mycalesis mestra Hewitson, 1862 – white-edged bushbrownMycalesis mineus – dark-branded bushbrownMycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1889 – salmon-branded bushbrownMycalesis mnasicles Hewitson, 1864Mycalesis moorei C. & R. Felder, Mycalesis mucia Hewitson, 1862Mycalesis mulleri Tennent, 2000Mycalesis mynois Hewitson, 1864Mycalesis mystes de Nicéville, 1891 - many-tufted bushbrownMycalesis nala C. & R. Felder, 1859Mycalesis nerida Grose-Smith, 1902Mycalesis nicotia Westwood, – bright-eye bushbrownMycalesis oculus Marshall, 1880 – red-disc bushbrownMycalesis oroatis Hewitson, 1864Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864 – purple bushbrownMycalesis panthaka Fruhstorfer, 1909Mycalesis patiana Eliot, 1969Mycalesis pitana Staudinger, Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857 – glad-eye bushbrownMycalesis perseoides – Pachmarhi bushbrownMycalesis perseus – dingy bushbrown or common bushbrown
- * Mycalesis perseus blasius Mycalesis pitana Staudinger, Mycalesis phidon Hewitson, 1862Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878Mycalesis rama – Cingalese bushbrownMycalesis sangaica Butler, 1877 – single ring bushbrown
- * Mycalesis sangaica mara Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis shiva Mycalesis siamica Riley & Godfrey, 1921Mycalesis sirius Mycalesis splendens Mathew, 1887Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883 – Wood-Mason's bushbrown
- * Mycalesis suaveolens kagina Fruhstorfer, 1908Mycalesis subpersa Rothschild, 1915Mycalesis sudra C. & R. Felder, Mycalesis tagala C. & R. Felder, 1863Mycalesis terminus – orange bushbrownMycalesis thailandica Aoki & Yamaguchi, 1984Mycalesis thyateira Mycalesis treadawayi Schröder, 1976Mycalesis unica Leech, Mycalesis valeria Grose-Smith, 1900Mycalesis valeriana Grose-Smith, 1900Mycalesis visala Moore, – long-brand bushbrown
- * Mycalesis visala subdita – Tamil bushbrownMycalesis wayewa Doherty, 1891Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 – South China bushbrown