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Orsotriaena medus medus  (Fabricius, 1775)

Dark Grass-Brown

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
​Genus: Orsotriaena
Species: medus
Subspecies: ​medus


  • Common name: Dark Grass-Brown
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อนิโกร
  • Distribution: Nepal to Myanmar, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, S. China, Langkawi, Malay Pen., Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda, Philippines, Palawan, Sulawesi, Peleng, Moluccas, New Guinea.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Kieow Wildlife Reserve), Phrae (Punjen)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Orsotriaena medus medus from Thailand.
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Orsotriaena medus medus (Fabricius, 1775) Phu Kieow Wildlife Reserve January
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Orsotriaena medus medus (Fabricius, 1775) Punjen Phrae June
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Orsotriaena medus medus (Fabricius, 1775) Punjen Phrae June
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Orsotriaena medus medus (Fabricius, 1775) Phu Kieow Wildlife Reserve January Chaiyaphum January

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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