Studded sergeant | |
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A. a. asura, North East India. | |
A. a. idita, Singapore. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Athyma |
Species: | A. asura |
Binomial name | |
Athyma asura Moore, 1858 | |
Athyma asura, also known as the studded sergeant or the Himalayan studded sergeant, is a species of large, tailess [1] nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and in subtropical regions of Asia. [2] It lives on rocks and stream habitats. The species primary coloration is black, white and brown. [3] This species is protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) act of 1972. [4] A. asura has two subspecies, Athyma asura asura and Athyma asura idita. [5]
Oriens concinna, the Tamil dartlet, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is a rare find in India and Australia. In India, it is found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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 tribe. The genus ranges from Tibet to the Solomon Islands, but does not occur in New Guinea or Australia.
Pseudophilotes vicrama, the eastern baton blue, is a small butterfly found in Asia, east to Tian Shan and parts of China, west to the Balkans, Turkey, eastern Europe to southern Finland. It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1865.
Curetis saronis, the Burmese sunbeam or Saronis sunbeam, is a species of butterfly belong to the lycaenid family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Athyma pravara, the unbroken sergeant, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Athyma jina, the Bhutan sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Athyma larymna, the great sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Athyma kanwa, the dot-dash sergeant, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia and Cambodia.
Athyma reta, the Malay staff sergeant, is a nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858.
Athyma opalina, the Himalayan sergeant, is a species of large, tailess nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical evergreen forest regions in Asia, ussualy at a elevation of 1200 meters to 3000 meters. A. opalina has a wingspan of 57 millimeters to 72 millimeters. Athyma oplina primary color is black with white as a associated color. Other colors on Athyma opalina include red, brown and orange.
Athyma cama, the orange staff sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Athyma rufula, the Andaman sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Athyma sulpitia, the spotted sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Choaspes xanthopogon, the similar awlking, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Capila lidderdali, also known as Lidderdale's dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.
Capila penicillatum, commonly known as the fringed dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.
Capila pieridoides, commonly known as the white dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.