Athyma

Athyma
Staff Sergeant (Athyma selenophora)
Tadiandamol, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Karnataka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
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.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

References

  1. ^ Athyma, funet.fi