''Myscelia orsis'' is a species of

nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

butterflies native to Brazil.''Myscelia orsis''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782.

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 .

References

Biblidinae Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1782 Descriptions from Illustrations of Exotic Entomology {{Biblidinae-stub