Biology:Athyma asura

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly

Studded sergeant
Studded sergeant butterfly.JPG
A. a. asura, North East India .
Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura idita) S.jpg
A. a. idita, Singapore.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Athyma
Species:
A. asura
Binomial name
Athyma asura
Moore, 1858

Athyma asura, also known as the studded sergeant or the Himalayan studded sergeant, is a species of large, tailess[1] nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and in subtropical regions of Asia.[2] It lives on rocks and stream habitats. The species primary coloration is black, white and brown.[3] This species is protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) act of 1972.[4] A. asura has two subspecies, Athyma asura asura and Athyma asura idita.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4815708 entry