Mycalesis Visala - Long-brand Bushbrown Butterfly - Animal India

Mycalesis visala, the long-brand bushbrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia like India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and peninsular Malaysia. It might include the Tamil bushbrown as a subspecies. On the upperside, the wings are dull brown with an obscure yellow-ringed ocellus in space 2 of the forewing, and two obscure ocelli in spaces 2 and 3 of the hindwing. On the underside, both wings are pale brown in ground colour and have a whitish post-discal band. There is a series of ringed ocelli in the submarginal area on both wings. Scientists in South Asia are working to prevent the extinction of these pollinators, which are threatened by habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use. A long-brand bushbrown butterfly (Mycalesis visala) looks a lot like a leaf with eyes and sometimes it sits and mimics a leaf as a defense mechanism on top of a leaf in a forest with a beautiful view of natural light bokeh of the forest behind at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/11/2024.