Dark-branded Bushbrown Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Mycalesis mineus
Family : Satyridae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Forests,bushes
Description : This butterfly has two forms: wet-season and dry-season. The wet-season form has a dark Vandyke brown upper side with pale lines on the wings and distinct ocelli. On the underside, there's a dusky-white discal band and ocelli surrounded by a yellowish or purplish-white line. The dry-season form is paler with faint ocelli and darker markings on the underside. The male sex-mark is larger than in M. perseus.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Elymnias hypermnestra
(Common Palmfly) -
Melanitis zitenius
(Great Evening Brown) -
Moduza procris
(Commander) -
Polyura athamas
(Common Nawab) -
Cupha erymanthis
(Rustic) -
Symbrenthia lilaea
(Common Jester) -
Athyma ranga
(Blackvein Sergeant) -
Neptis harita
(Dingiest Sailer) -
Cirrochroa tyche
(Common Yeoman) -
Tanaecia julii
(Common Earl)
References:
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.researchgate.net/publication/287980260_A_Synoptic_Catalogue_of_the_Butterflies_of_Indiaphoto credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.researchgate.net/publication/287980260_A_Synoptic_Catalogue_of_the_Butterflies_of_Indiaphoto credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.