Mycalesis terminus explained

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).^[1]

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)

Notes and References

1. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Mycalesis_terminus Australian Faunal Directory