Melanitis
The evening browns
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Melanitis amabilis
- Melanitis ansorgei
- Melanitis atrax
- Melanitis belinda
- Melanitis boisduvalia
- Melanitis constantia
- Melanitis leda
- Melanitis libya
- Melanitis phedima
- Melanitis pyrrha
- Melanitis velutina
- Melanitis zitenius
Introduction
The evening browns range from Africa to Australia. M. leda is probably the fourth most widely-distributed nymphalid, after Danaus chrysippus, D. plexippus and Vanessa cardui.
References
Ackery PR, Smith CR, and Vane-Wright RI eds. 1995. Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
Parsons M. 1999. The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. Academic Press, San Diego.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Melanitis phedima polishana |
|---|---|
| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | IMG_0846s1 |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2007 leemt2 |
| Scientific Name | Melanitis leda |
|---|---|
| Location | Nigeria: Port Harcourt |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Dirk Motshagen |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Copyright | © 2009 Dirk Motshagen |
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- First online 13 November 2006
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