Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864

Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864

Mycalesis orseis (purple bushbrown) is a nymphalid butterfly found in South-east Asia.

Family
Genus
Mycalesis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mycalesis orseis Hewitson, 1864

Mycalesis orseis, commonly known as the purple bushbrown, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. This butterfly species is found in South-east Asia. Its scientific name was formally described by Hewitson in 1864.

Photo: (c) Wilbur Goh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wilbur Goh · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Mycalesis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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