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
 ID Needed for Bush Brown
 ID Needed for Bush Brown
		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.