Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883 - Vanilla Bushbrown

(1) Mycalesis suaveolens sebonga Tytler, 1926 – Manipur Vanilla Bushbrown
(2) Mycalesis suaveolens suaveolens Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1883 – East Himalayan Vanilla Bushbrown
(3) Mycalesis suaveolens ranotei Smetacek, 2012 – West Himalayan Vanilla Bushbrown

It is also known as the Wood-Mason's Bushbrown.

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

Mycalesis spp - - Bushbrown spp.

Approximately 20 species of Mycalesis occur in India. While some of them are easy to identify to a species level from images, some have to be inspected more closely, and a few have to be collected and dissected to inspect the male genitalia to confirm species identifications. This page hosts such images where species identities have not been determined yet.