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Myscelia orsis

Yin-Yang


Myscelia orsis

(Drury, 1782)
Yin-Yang

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

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Myscelia orsis is a species of nymphalid butterflies native to Brazil. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782.

 Upperside: Antennae, thorax, and abdomen brown, the latter having six spots on it. Wings very dark changeable blue; anterior having a pale streak crossing them a little way on each side the thorax, with several other small ones on other parts.

Underside: Palpi very small, hairy, and white. Thorax, legs and abdomen white. Wings pale red brown, having a shade of darker colour running along their external edges, and on the anterior ones are placed two faint-coloured streaks, running from the external edges towards the middle of the wings. Margins of the wings angulated and dentated. Wingspan 57 mm.

Source: Wikipedia, article Myscelia orsis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 250564
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Bombinhas
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/16/2015
Marcelo Zanotti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
70615716/12/2015BrazilSanta CatarinaPraia da Sepultura, BombinhasMarcelo Zanotti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Yin-Yang (Myscelia orsis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.