genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
brush-footed butterflies
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...
. 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
The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or – namely the Adoliadini – titles of nobility (e.g., count, duke, earl, ...
tribe. The genus ranges from Tibet to the Solomon Islands, but does not occur in New Guinea or Australia.
Species
Listed alphabetically:"''Athyma'' Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Athyma abiasa">850]"">"''Athyma'' Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Athyma abiasa'' Moore, 1858
*''Athyma alcamene'' C. & R. Felder, 1863
*''Athyma adunora''
*''Athyma arayata'' C. & R. Felder, 1863
*'' Athyma asura'' Moore, 1858 – studded sergeant
** ''Athyma asura baelia'' (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
*'' Athyma cama'' Moore, 1858 – orange staff sergeant
** ''Athyma cama zoroastes'' (Butler, 1877)
*'' Athyma cosmia'' Semper, 1878
*'' Athyma disjuncta'' Leech, 1890
*'' Athyma epimethis'' C. & R. Felder, 1863
*'' Athyma eulimene'' (Godart,
824
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Events
By place
Europe
* November 11 – The '' Constitutio Romana'' establishes the authority of the ...
Athyma karita
''Athyma'' is a genus of Nymphalidae, 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 t ...
848
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Events
By place Europe
* Summer – Bordeaux, capital of Aquitaine, falls into the hands of Viking rai ...
780
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– colour sergeant
*'' Athyma maenas'' C. & R. Felder, 1863
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Athyma magindana
''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 g ...
Athyma mindanica
''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 g ...
Athyma perius
''Athyma perius'', the common sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Description
The ''Athyma perius'' male has black wings with a series of white markings, while the female is a blackish brown. The ...
Athyma recurva
''Athyma recurva'' is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns
family. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country o ...
889
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Year 889 ( DCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Guy III, duke of Spoleto, defeats the Lombard king Berengar I at the ...
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Athyma selenophora
''Athyma selenophora'', the staff sergeant, is a species of Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.844 – staff sergeant
** ''Athyma selenophora laela'' (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
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Athyma separata
''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 g ...
779
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Year 779 ( DCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 779 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Eur ...