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#12831280

5 October 2025

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Satyrine Butterfly Found In South And Southeast Asia. The Dingy Bushbrown Butterfly Features Eyespot Markings On Its Wings, Which Help Defend Against Predators Like Birds. These False Eyespots Serve Two Main Purposes - Intimidation And Misdirection. Adults Fly Low Around Grassy Areas And Exhibit Erratic, Jerky Flight Patterns, Often Keeping Their Wings Closed. This Butterfly Is Well-camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf, As Seen In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 05-10-2025.

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#12831281

5 October 2025

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Satyrine Butterfly Found In South And Southeast Asia. The Dingy Bushbrown Butterfly Features Eyespot Markings On Its Wings, Which Help Defend Against Predators Like Birds. These False Eyespots Serve Two Main Purposes - Intimidation And Misdirection. Adults Fly Low Around Grassy Areas And Exhibit Erratic, Jerky Flight Patterns, Often Keeping Their Wings Closed. This Butterfly Is Well-camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf, As Seen In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 05-10-2025.

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#12831282

5 October 2025

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Satyrine Butterfly Found In South And Southeast Asia. The Dingy Bushbrown Butterfly Features Eyespot Markings On Its Wings, Which Help Defend Against Predators Like Birds. These False Eyespots Serve Two Main Purposes - Intimidation And Misdirection. Adults Fly Low Around Grassy Areas And Exhibit Erratic, Jerky Flight Patterns, Often Keeping Their Wings Closed. This Butterfly Is Well-camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf, As Seen In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 05-10-2025.

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#11743283

5 November 2024

The dry-season form of the Common Evening Brown butterfly (Melanitis leda) is seen camouflaged as a dead leaf while feeding on the juice of a fallen fruit in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 4, 2024. This butterfly, known for its erratic flight at dusk, is native to regions including Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Australia. In the wet season, its forewings feature two large subapical black spots with smaller white-centered spots, bordered by a ferruginous lunule on a brown background. In the dry season, however, the butterfly’s ocelli are reduced or absent, with its color shifting from grey to light brown, helping it blend with dead leaves for effective camouflage.

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#11652514

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. On the upperside, the wings are dark grayish brown with a large but obscure ocellus on the forewing. The male has a small, dark brown sex brand in the space of the forewing and another on the hindwing overlaid with a pale yellow hair tuft. Adults fly low in and around grassy patches at several locations across the island. As with other Satyrinae members, the adults fly in an erratic and jerky manner as their wings are closed for a relatively long period during flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) or Common Bushbrown butterfly is camouflaged like a dry leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 9, 2024.

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#11652515

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Species Of Satyrine Butterfly Found In South Asia And Southeast Asia. On The Upperside, The Wings Are Dark Grayish Brown With A Large But Obscure Ocellus Of The Forewing. The Male Has A Small, Dark Brown Sex Brand In The Space Of The Forewing, And Another One Of The Hindwing Overlaid With A Pale Yellow Hair Tuff. Adults Can Be Sighted Flying Low, In And Around Grassy Patches At Several Locations Across The Island. As With Other Satyrinae Members, The Adults Fly In An Erratic And Jerky Manner As Their Wings Are Closed For A Relatively Long Period During Flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Or Common Bushbrown Butterfly Is Camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf In A Forest At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On october 09, 2024.

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#11652517

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Species Of Satyrine Butterfly Found In South Asia And Southeast Asia. On The Upperside, The Wings Are Dark Grayish Brown With A Large But Obscure Ocellus Of The Forewing. The Male Has A Small, Dark Brown Sex Brand In The Space Of The Forewing, And Another One Of The Hindwing Overlaid With A Pale Yellow Hair Tuff. Adults Can Be Sighted Flying Low, In And Around Grassy Patches At Several Locations Across The Island. As With Other Satyrinae Members, The Adults Fly In An Erratic And Jerky Manner As Their Wings Are Closed For A Relatively Long Period During Flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Or Common Bushbrown Butterfly Is Camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf In A Forest At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On october 09, 2024.

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