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orange bush-brown butterfly

Mycalesis terminus

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

Mycalesis terminus is found in The Moluccas and Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and surrounding islands, and in the Cape York peninsula of Australia. It is one of the most common butterflies at this location.

Habitat:

Spotted on spider orchids (Arachnis sp.) in a large semi-urban yard & garden next to a disturbed remnant patch of forest, in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/termin.html / http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Nym…

Reference Links:

Orange Bush-brown (Mycalesis terminus) - Information on Orange Bush-brown, Mycalesis terminus, Butterflies of Australia - Mycalesis terminus

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JordiPrats
Nice spot, please consider to include it on the Butterflies and Moths of Indonesia mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2158506002

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PublishedAugust 4, 2014

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