Athyma
Encyclopedia
Athyma is a genus
of brush-footed butterflies
. They are commonly known as the "true" or "typical" sergeants, to distinguish them from the false sergeants of the genus Pseudathyma, a fairly close relative from the Adoliadini.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of brush-footed butterflies
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
. They are commonly known as the "true" or "typical" sergeants, to distinguish them from the false sergeants of the genus Pseudathyma, a fairly close relative from the Adoliadini.
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Athyma abiasa Moore, 1858
- Athyma alcamene C. & R. Felder, 1863
- Athyma adunora
- Athyma arayata C. & R. Felder, 1863
- Athyma asuraAthyma asuraThe Studded Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.Moore, 1858-References:...
Moore, 1858 – Studded Sergeant- Athyma asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
- Athyma camaAthyma camaThe Orange Staff Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. -References:* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . World Wide Web electronic publication....
Moore, 1858 – Orange Staff Sergeant- Athyma cama zoroastes (Butler, 1877)
- Athyma cosmia Semper, 1878
- Athyma disjuncta Leech, 1890
- Athyma epimethis C. & R. Felder, 1863
- Athyma eulimene (Godart, [1824])
- Athyma eupolia Murayama & Shimonoya, 1962
- Athyma fortuna Leech, 1889
- Athyma fortuna kodahirai (Sonan, 1938)
- Athyma glora Kheil, 1884
- Athyma godmani Staudinger, 1889
- Athyma gutama Moore, 1858
- Athyma inara Doubleday, 1850 – Colour Sergeant
- Athyma jagori Fruhstorfer, 1906
- Athyma jinaAthyma jinaThe Bhutan Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. -References:* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.*...
Moore, 1857 – Bhutan Sergeant- Athyma jima sauteri (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
- Athyma kanwaAthyma kanwaThe Dot-dash Sergeant is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-References:* Beccaloni, G. W.; Scoble, M. J.; Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. : ....
Moore, 1858 – Dot-dash Sergeant - Athyma karita Doherty, 1891
- Athyma kasa Moore, 1858
- Athyma larymnaAthyma larymnaThe Great Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-References:* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.*...
(Doubleday, [1848]) – Great Sergeant - Athyma libnites (Hewitson, 1859)
- Athyma nefteAthyma nefteThe Colour Sergeant is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical South and Southeast Asia.-Description:Description based on Bingham.-Athyma nefte nivifera:Borneo and Malay Peninsula....
(Cramer, [1780]) – Colour Sergeant - Athyma maenas C. & R. Felder, 1863
- Athyma magindana Semper, 1878
- Athyma marguritha Fruhstorfer, 1898
- Athyma mindanica Murayama, 1978
- Athyma minensis Yoshino, 1997
- Athyma opalinaAthyma opalinaThe Himalayan Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-References:* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . World Wide Web electronic publication....
(Kollar, [1844]) – Himalayan Sergeant- Athyma opalina hirayamai (Matsumura, 1935)
- Athyma orientalis Elwes, 1888
- Athyma periusAthyma periusThe Common Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.-Description: The Athyma perius male has black wings with a series of white markings, while the female is a blackish brown. The underside of the wings are ochre yellow with the white markings as on the...
(Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Sergeant - Athyma pravaraAthyma pravaraThe Unbroken Sargeant is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-References: : . : The Identification of Indian Butterflies . Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India. : . Version of 2007-MAR-09. Retrieved 2007-SEP-08. : Butterflies of the Indian Region...
Moore, 1857 – Unbroken Sergeant - Athyma punctata Leech, 1890
- Athyma rangaAthyma rangaThe Blackvein Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Southwest India and parts of Southeast Asia.-Description:Upperside: Male velvety black, female very dark brown, suffused with bluish in certain lights....
Moore, 1857 – Blackvein Sergeant - Athyma recurva Leech, 1893
- Athyma retaAthyma retaThe Malay Staff Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-References:* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . World Wide Web electronic publication....
Moore, 1858 – Malay Staff Sergeant - Athyma rufulaAthyma rufulaThe Andaman Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. -References:* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . World Wide Web electronic publication....
de Nicéville, [1889] – Andaman Sergeant - Athyma selenophoraAthyma selenophoraThe Staff Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-Description:Male Upperside- black- Forewing: discoidal streak deep red, twice divided, the apical portion dusky white; three elongate oval white spots in the interspaces beyond; a distinct white band,...
(Kollar, [1844]) – Staff Sergeant- Athyma selenophora laela (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
- Athyma separata Staudinger, 1889
- Athyma speciosa Staudinger, 1889
- Athyma sulpitiaAthyma sulpitiaThe Spotted Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-References:* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. . 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.*...
(Cramer, [1779]) – Spotted Segeant - Athyma zerocaAthyma zerocaThe Small Staff Sergeant is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-Description:Male upperside superficially resembles the upperside of Athyma selenophora; but on the fore wing the discoidal streak is more obscure, the three obliquely-placed white spots composing...
Moore, 1872 – Small Staff Sergeant