Wednesday, 5 July 2023

24-5-2023 SUKAU RIVER LODGE, BORNEO - TAWNY BUSH BROWN BUTTERFLY (Mycalesis anapita)


Mycalesis anapita, the tawny bush-brown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in southern Burma, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Underside orange brown. The edges of the forewing and hindwing display rusty-brown lines with about 11 eyespots along the wing margins. The upperside from the apex to the tornus displays deep orange brown with black forewing border.



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