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Athyma Westwood 1850

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Limenitidini

Introduction

The genus ranges from Tibet to the Solomons, according to Eliot (in Corbet et al. 1992), but does not occur in New Guinea or Australia.

References

Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

Vane-Wright RI, and de Jong R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 1-267.

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Scientific Name Athyma perius
Location Taiwan
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source IMG_1642asj1
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2006 leemt2
Scientific Name Athyma selenophora
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Athyma selenophora
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2005 Ray Cui
Scientific Name Athyma nefte subrata
Location Singapore
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Athyma nefte subrata (Colour Sergeant)
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 AK
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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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