| Orange staff sergeant | |
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| Dorsal View | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Athyma |
| Species: | A. cama |
| Binomial name | |
| Athyma cama Moore, 1858 | |
Athyma cama, the orange staff sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Subspecies
The subspecies of Athyma cama found in India are-
- 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
- "Athyma Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Athyma cama Moore, 1857 – Orange Staff Sergeant". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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| Athyma cama | |
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