Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Satyrinae > Satyrini > Mycalesis
Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862 – White-bar Bushbrown
Subspecies in India:
(1) Mycalesis anaxias anaxias Hewitson, 1862 – Sahyadri White-bar Bushbrown
(2) Mycalesis anaxias aemate Fruhstorfer, 1911 – Indo-Chinese White-bar Bushbrown
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Mycalesis anaxias aemate – Indo-Chinese White-bar Bushbrown
Mycalesis anaxias anaxias – Sahyadri White-bar Bushbrown
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Oplismenus compositus (Kunte 2000) (Poaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Satyrinae > Satyrini > Mycalesis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Chandrasekharan, V.K. & B. Kunnikulangara. 2021. Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862 – White-bar Bushbrown. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/662/Mycalesis-anaxias
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