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Mycalesis orseis

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Mycalesis orseis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Mycalesis
Species:
M. orseis
Binomial name
Mycalesis orseis

Mycalesis orseis, the purple bushbrown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-east Asia.

Subspecies

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  • Mycalesis orseis orseis (Sumatra)
  • Mycalesis orseis borneensis Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Borneo)
  • Mycalesis orseis nautilus Butler, 1867 (Assam to Peninsular Malaya)
  • Mycalesis orseis orsina Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Nias)
  • Mycalesis orseis flavotincta Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)

References

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  1. ^ "Mycalesis Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms