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Blue Nawab
23-Oct-2020, 11:58 PM
Dear Dr Seow, please help with the Bush Brown ID for a member. Is this Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus macromalayana)? Thanks!
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Psyche
24-Oct-2020, 02:57 AM
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/-j1wigN6Ig7o/U-jfipP3jUI/AAAAAAAAe7Y/nrENxlTosco/s1600/MM_adult_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/_yzw2AzY2du4/SnzahWsekhI/AAAAAAAADP0/Mozr76fqE18/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/bcd3-dingy-bush-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/-i4MxrattNb4/U9O6GlHllZI/AAAAAAAAeZk/uVb3iMQ8b3M/s1600/LBBB_adult_Loke_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Mycalesis%20visala%20phamis/Long%20Brand%20Bush%20Brown%20Bobby%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/checklist/mugshots/Mycalesis%20perseoides%20perseoides/MPP_adult_Federick_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Mycalesis%20perseoides%20perseoides/Mycalesis-perseoides%20-%20Khew.jpg


TL Seow; Cheers.