Athyma cama

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

Orange staff sergeant
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Subspecies

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

  • Athyma cama cama Moore, 1857 – Himalayan Orange Staff Sergeant

References

  • Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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.


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