Mycalesina
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Bicyclus (Bushbrowns)
- Hallelesis
- Heteropsis (Forest Patrollers)
- Lohora (Sulawesi Bushbrowns)
- Nirvanopsis (incertae sedis)
- Mycalesis (Bushbrowns) (monophyly uncertain)
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
Torres et al. (2001) published a molecular phylogenetic hypothesis for a number of Madagascan taxa, based on short regions of COII and cytB. However, their cladogram suggested the reciprocal paraphyly of Henotesia and Bicyclus, as well as the embedding of Mycalesis francisca well within Henotesia. Due to its drastic implications for the current understanding of mycalesine taxonomy, this topology is not presented, pending the accumulation of additional evidence.
References
Ackery PR, Smith CR, and Vane-Wright RI eds. 1995. Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Torres E, Lees DC, Vane-Wright RI, Kremen C, Leonard JA, and Wayne RK. 2001. Examining monophyly in a large radiation of Madagascan butterflies (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Mycalesina) based on mitochondrial DNA data. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 20: 460-473.
Vane-Wright RI and De Jong R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343, 1-267.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Mycalesis perseus blasius |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | pic09 |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Weiting Liu |
| Scientific Name | Bicyclus safitza |
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| Location | Africa |
| Comments | Common Bush Brown Bicyclus safitza safitza , (Hewitson, 1851), Family Satyrinae – Wingspan M 40-43 cm, F 45-48 cm. The flower is from an Erythrina or Coral tree family. This is the most common brown b’fly in Africa & found almost anywhere where forests and thick vegetation occur. The M is dark brown, the F slightly lighter. Both have the eye-spots on the upperside of the forewing, often indistinct and also eye-spots on the underside of the forewing & also sometimes on the hindwing. They fly throughout the year, more in summer than in winter, & summer forms are more distinctly marked than their winter counterparts. Its flight is weak and floppy, and it seldom flies long. It looks like a dead leaf when settled on the leafy foliage of the forest floor. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | COMMON BUSH BROWN |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2006 Callie de Wet
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