Mycalesis Perseus - Dingy Bushbrown - Colorful Butterflies - Animal India

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. On the upperside, the wings are dark grayish brown with a large but obscure ocellus on the forewing. The male is having a small, dark brown sex brand in the space of the forewing and another on the hindwing overlaid with a pale yellow hair tuft. Adults are flying low in and around grassy patches at several locations across the island. As with other Satyrinae members, the adults are flying in an erratic and jerky manner as their wings are closed for a relatively long period during flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) or Common Bushbrown butterfly is camouflaging like a dry leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 18, 2025