Melanitis phedima
| Dark evening brown | |
|---|---|
| M. p. bethami wet-season form Kerala, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melanitis |
| Species: | M. phedima |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanitis phedima (Cramer, 1780) | |
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Melanitis phedima, the dark evening brown, is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in south and southeast Asia.