Myscelia orsis

Myscelia orsis is a species of nymphalid butterflies native to Brazil.^[1] It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782.

Myscelia orsis
Illustration by Dru Drury
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Myscelia
Species:	M. orsis
Binomial name
Myscelia orsis (Drury, 1782)
Synonyms
Papilio orsis Drury, 1782 Papilio oisis Fabricius, 1793 Papilio blandina Fabricius, 1793 Sagaritis orseis Hübner, [1821]

Description

Upperside: Antennae, thorax, and abdomen brown, the latter having six spots on it. Wings very dark changeable blue; anterior having a pale streak crossing them a little way on each side the thorax, with several other small ones on other parts.

Underside: Palpi very small, hairy, and white. Thorax, legs and abdomen white. Wings pale red brown, having a shade of darker colour running along their external edges, and on the anterior ones are placed two faint-coloured streaks, running from the external edges towards the middle of the wings. Margins of the wings angulated and dentated. Wingspan 57 mm (2.2 in).^[2]