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Mycalesis terminus

Mycalesis terminus

(Fabricius, 1775)

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Mycalesis terminus, the orange bushbrown, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku), New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).

Subspecies: 
  • Mycalesis terminus terminus (Cape York to Yeppoon)
  • Mycalesis terminus remulia (Cramer, [1779]) (Ambon, Serang, Obi)
  • Mycalesis terminus wakolo Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Buru)
  • Mycalesis terminus pseudasophis Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Bachan)
  • Mycalesis terminus anteros Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Halmahera)
  • Mycalesis terminus ternatensis Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Ternate)
  • Mycalesis terminus atropates Fruhstorfer, 1908 (West Irian: Dore Bay)
  • Mycalesis terminus terminulus Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Waigeu)
  • Mycalesis terminus flagrans Butler, 1876 (Papua New Guinea)
  • Mycalesis terminus matho Grose-Smith, 1894 (Bismarck Archipelago)

Source: Wikipedia, article Mycalesis terminus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 633858
 
Cairns
Queensland
Australia
04/20/2025
Hugo Caverzasi


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228622720/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandSaltwater Creek, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Mycalesis terminus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.