Orange Bushbrown

Mycalesis terminus

"Mycalesis terminus", the orange bushbrown, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.
Mycalesis terminus A small bright nymphalidae butterfly. They sit in sunlight patches and open their wings. Australia,Geotagged,Mycalesis terminus,Spring

Appearance

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are dark brown with a large orange patch on each forewing and an eyespot on each forewing and three on each hindwing. They suck the juice of rotting fruit but have also been recorded feeding on dew and sap.
Mycalesis terminus, Waigeo Selatan, Indonesia Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Mycalesis terminus,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Raja Ampat,Spring,Waigeo,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Naming

*"Mycalesis terminus terminus"
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus remulia"
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus wakolo" Fruhstorfer, 1908
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus pseudasophis" Fruhstorfer, 1908
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus anteros" Fruhstorfer, 1908
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus ternatensis" Fruhstorfer, 1908
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus atropates" Fruhstorfer, 1908
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus terminulus" Fruhstorfer, 1908
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus flagrans" Butler, 1876
⤷ "Mycalesis terminus matho" Grose-Smith, 1894
Orange Bush Brown Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Morpho peleides,Mycalesis terminus,Peleides Blue Morpho

Food

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including "Themeda triandra", "Panicum maximum", "Imperata cylindrica" and "Oplismenus" species. Young larvae feed on the leaftips of their host plant. They are brown with a faint dark dorsal line and obscure diagonal markings. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 30 mm.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusMycalesis
SpeciesM. terminus
Photographed in
Australia
Indonesia