Athyma cama

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Orange staff sergeant
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Athyma
Species:
A. cama
Binomial name
Athyma cama
Moore, 1858
In Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India Open wing position of Athyma cama Moore, 1857 - Orange Staff Sergeant WLB IMG 9284 20.jpg
In Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India

Athyma cama, the orange staff sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. [1]

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Subspecies

The subspecies of Athyma cama found in India are- [2]

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References

Cited references

  1. "Athyma Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Athyma cama Moore, 1857 – Orange Staff Sergeant" . Retrieved 26 August 2017.