''Athyma reta'', the Malay staff sergeant, is a

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, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...

butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. The species was first described by

Frederic Moore Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company. It has been said that Mo ...

in 1858.

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Athyma Fauna of Pakistan Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina Butterflies of Singapore Butterflies described in 1858 {{Limenitidinae-stub