Papuan Evening Brown

Australia has more than 400 species of butterfly, the majority of which are continental species, and more than a dozen endemic species from remote islands administered by various Australian territorial governments. The largest butterflies in the world are endemic to the Australasian realm. They are the birdwings—Ornithoptera and other genera—of the tribe Troidini of the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae.

Le genre Melanitis regroupe 12 espèces de papillons de la famille des Nymphalidae. Dénomination Le nom Melanitis leur a été donné par Johan Christian Fabricius en 1807. En anglais ce sont les Evening Browns.

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