''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 red ...
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
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