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.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
- Athyma abiasa <small>Moore, 1858</small>
- Athyma alcamene <small>C. & R. Felder, 1863</small>
- Athyma adunora
- Athyma arayata <small>C. & R. Felder, 1863</small>
- Athyma asura <small>Moore, 1858</small> â studded sergeant
- Athyma asura baelia <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>
- Athyma cama <small>Moore, 1858</small> â orange staff sergeant
- Athyma cama zoroastes <small>(Butler, 1877)</small>
- Athyma cosmia <small>Semper, 1878</small>
- Athyma disjuncta <small>Leech, 1890</small>
- Athyma epimethis <small>C. & R. Felder, 1863</small>
- Athyma eulimene <small>(Godart, [1824])</small>
- Athyma eupolia <small>Murayama & Shimonoya, 1962</small>
- Athyma fortuna <small>Leech, 1889</small>
- Athyma fortuna kodahirai <small>(Sonan, 1938)</small>
- Athyma glora <small>Kheil, 1884</small>
- Athyma godmani <small>Staudinger, 1889</small>
- Athyma gutama <small>Moore, 1858</small>
- Athyma inara <small>Doubleday, 1850</small> â colour sergeant
- Athyma jagori <small>Fruhstorfer, 1906</small>
- Athyma jina <small>Moore, 1857</small> â Bhutan sergeant
- Athyma jima sauteri <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1912)</small>
- Athyma kanwa <small>Moore, 1858</small> â dot-dash sergeant
- Athyma karita <small>Doherty, 1891</small>
- Athyma kasa <small>Moore, 1858</small>
- Athyma larymna <small>(Doubleday, [1848])</small> â great sergeant
- Athyma libnites <small>(Hewitson, 1859)</small>
- Athyma nefte <small>(Cramer, [1780])</small> â colour sergeant
- Athyma maenas <small>C. & R. Felder, 1863</small>
- Athyma magindana <small>Semper, 1878</small>
- Athyma matanga <small>Fruhstorfer, 1905</small>
- Athyma marguritha <small>Fruhstorfer, 1898</small>
- Athyma mindanica <small>Murayama, 1978</small>
- Athyma minensis <small>Yoshino, 1997</small>
- Athyma opalina <small>(Kollar, [1844])</small> â Himalayan sergeant
- Athyma opalina hirayamai <small>(Matsumura, 1935)</small>
- Athyma orientalis <small>Elwes, 1888</small>
- Athyma perius <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> â common sergeant
- Athyma pravara <small>Moore, 1857</small> â unbroken sergeant
- Athyma punctata <small>Leech, 1890</small>
- Athyma ranga <small>Moore, 1857</small> â blackvein sergeant
- Athyma recurva <small>Leech, 1893</small>
- Athyma reta <small>Moore, 1858</small> â Malay staff sergeant
- Athyma rufula <small>de Nicéville, [1889]</small> â Andaman sergeant
- Athyma selenophora <small>(Kollar, [1844])</small> â staff sergeant
- Athyma selenophora laela <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1908)</small>
- Athyma separata <small>Staudinger, 1889</small>
- Athyma speciosa <small>Staudinger, 1889</small>
- Athyma sulpitia <small>(Cramer, [1779])</small> â spotted sergeant
- Athyma zeroca <small>Moore, 1872</small> â small staff sergeant
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