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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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Foto
Photography ID: 369864
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/22/2019
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 327043
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/12/2013
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 271178
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/17/2018
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 269399
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/17/2018
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 221762
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/14/2017
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 180066
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
11/26/2016
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 135310
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/10/2012
Eduardo Nadal



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241543012/01/202611:16ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
180708503/08/2023ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
111903022/10/2019ArgentinaMisionesEntrada A Parque Nacional Iguazú 300, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
77016917/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúSergio Cusano
76612117/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúEduardo Cusano
62292514/09/2017ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
51392026/11/2016ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
62298125/04/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
90805312/07/2013ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúDiego Alfonso Rosa
39479210/09/2012ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúEduardo Nadal
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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 18/09/2026.