''Athyma'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ...

. 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, an ...

tribe. The genus ranges from Tibet to the Solomon Islands, but does not occur in New Guinea or Australia.

Species

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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 ''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 ge ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1863 *'' Athyma eulimene'' (Godart,

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Athyma eupolia ''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 ...

'' Murayama & Shimonoya, 1962 *'' Athyma fortuna'' Leech, 1889 ** ''Athyma fortuna kodahirai'' (Sonan, 1938) *''

Athyma glora ''Athyma glora'' is a species of nymphalid butterfly. Description ''Athyma glora'' has a wingspan of about . The upperside of the wings is black or dark brown, with blue-white markings. It seems quite similar to '' Athyma cama''. Distribution T ...

'' Kheil, 1884 *''

Athyma godmani ''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 ge ...

'' Staudinger, 1889 *''

Athyma gutama ''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 ge ...

'' Moore, 1858 *''

Athyma inara ''Athyma nefte'', the colour sergeant, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. Description Description based on Bingham. ''Athyma nefte nivifera'' Borneo and Malay Peninsula. Male ...

'' Doubleday, 1850 – colour sergeant *''

Athyma jagori ''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 ge ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 *''

Athyma jina ''Athyma jina'', the Bhutan sergeant, is a species of nymphalid 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, th ...

'' Moore, 1857 – Bhutan sergeant ** ''Athyma jima sauteri'' (Fruhstorfer, 1912) *''

Athyma kanwa ''Athyma kanwa'', the dot-dash sergeant, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia and Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast A ...

'' Moore, 1858 – dot-dash sergeant *''

Athyma karita ''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 ge ...

'' Doherty, 1891 *''

Athyma kasa ''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 ge ...

'' Moore, 1858 *''

Athyma larymna ''Athyma larymna'', the great sergeant, is a species of nymphalid 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, t ...

'' (Doubleday,

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– great sergeant *'' Athyma libnites'' (Hewitson, 1859) *'' Athyma nefte'' (Cramer,

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– colour sergeant *'' Athyma maenas'' C. & R. Felder, 1863 *'' Athyma magindana'' Semper, 1878 *''

Athyma matanga ''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 ge ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1905 *'' Athyma marguritha'' Fruhstorfer, 1898 *'' Athyma mindanica'' Murayama, 1978 *''

Athyma minensis ''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 ge ...

'' Yoshino, 1997 *'' Athyma opalina'' (Kollar,

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– Himalayan sergeant ** ''Athyma opalina hirayamai'' (Matsumura, 1935) *'' Athyma orientalis'' Elwes, 1888 *'' Athyma perius'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – common sergeant *'' Athyma pravara'' Moore, 1857 – unbroken sergeant *'' Athyma punctata'' Leech, 1890 *'' Athyma ranga'' Moore, 1857 – blackvein sergeant *'' Athyma recurva'' Leech, 1893 *'' Athyma reta'' Moore, 1858 – Malay staff sergeant *'' Athyma rufula'' de Nicéville,

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Athyma selenophora ''Athyma selenophora'', the staff sergeant, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.Western_Ghats.html" ;"title="Nilgiris (mountains)">Nilgiris, the Western Ghats">Nilgiris (mountains)">Nilgiris, the Western Gha ...

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– staff sergeant ** ''Athyma selenophora laela'' (Fruhstorfer, 1908) *'' Athyma separata'' Staudinger, 1889 *'' Athyma speciosa'' Staudinger, 1889 *'' Athyma sulpitia'' (Cramer,

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– spotted sergeant *'' Athyma zeroca'' Moore, 1872 – small staff sergeant

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