Dear Dr Seow, please help with the Bush Brown ID for a member. Is this Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus macromalayana)? Thanks!
Bush Brown.jpg
Dear Dr Seow, please help with the Bush Brown ID for a member. Is this Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus macromalayana)? Thanks!
Bush Brown.jpg
Cher Hern
Yes, it is Mycalesis mineus macromalayana.
M. mineus.
White striae around the eyespots thin & narrow.
HW inner margins of eyespots form a sharply triangular indentaion from the white band in the upper half.
Lower 4 eyespots in line.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j1wigN6Ig...lt_Loke_02.jpg
M. perseus.
White striae around the eyespots thin & narrow.
HW inner margins of eyespots form a wide bowl-shaped indentation from the white band.
Lower 4 spots strongly out of line.
FW spots often arranged in an arc.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...ush-brown1.jpg
M. visala.
White striae around eyespots enhanced, thicken.
HW inner margins of eyespots form a more regular indentation.
HW dark discal line less irregular .
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4MxrattN...lt_Loke_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg
M. perseoides.
White striae around the eyespots enhanced.
HW inner margins of eyespots form a rather jagged ,irregular indention.
HW dark discal line irregular with several teeth, in particular often a prominent one at vein 1b.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...ederick_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
TL Seow; Cheers.