Himalayan sergeant | |
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At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Athyma |
Species: | A. opalina |
Binomial name | |
Athyma opalina (Kollar, 1844) | |
Athyma opalina, the Himalayan sergeant, is a species of large, tailess nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical evergreen forest regions in Asia (India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan), 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. [1]
Adults of this species feed on nectar, sap and sometimes decaying organic matter while larvae feed on some trees and grasses. They live for 12 months. [2]
Buxa Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve and national park in northern West Bengal, India, covering an area of 760 km2 (290 sq mi). In altitude, it ranges from 60 m (200 ft) in the Gangetic Plains to 1,750 m (5,740 ft) bordering the Himalayas in the north. At least 284 bird species inhabit the reserve. Mammals present include Asian elephant, gaur, Sambar deer, clouded leopard, Indian leopard, and Asian golden cat.
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Jayanti is a village in the Kumargram CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in West Bengal, India. It is a tourist destination of Dooars. Jayanti borders India and Bhutan.