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| A. a. asura, North East India. | |
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| A. a. idita, Singapore. | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and in subtropical regions of Asia. It lives on rocks and stream habitats. The species primary coloration is black, white and brown. This species is protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) act of 1972. A. asura has two subspecies, Athyma asura asura and Athyma asura idita.
References
- "Athyma asura | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- "Athyma Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura)". Picture Insect. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- "Athyma asura Moore, [1858] - Studded Sergeant | Butterfly". www.ifoundbutterflies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- "Athyma asura Moore, [1858] - Studded Sergeant | Butterfly". www.ifoundbutterflies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- 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.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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| Athyma asura | |
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