Athyma

Athyma
Staff sergeant (Athyma selenophora)
Tadiandamol, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Karnataka, India
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Limenitidini
Genus: Athyma
Westwood, [1850]
Synonyms
  • Balanga Moore, [1898]
  • Chendrana Moore, [1898]
  • Condochates Moore, [1898]
  • Kironga Moore, [1898]
  • Parathyma Moore, [1898]
  • Pseudohypolimnas Moore, [1898]
  • Sabania Moore, [1898]
  • Tacola Moore, [1898]
  • Tacoraea Moore, [1898]
  • Tatisia Moore, [1898]
  • Tharasia Moore, [1898]
  • Zabana Moore, [1898]
  • Zamboanga Moore, [1898]

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.

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