Oriental Common Sergeant
Athyma perius perius (Linnaeus, 1758) പുള്ളി സർജൻ്റ് Photo: Anila Manalil Malayalam Name : പുള്ളി സർജൻ്റ് Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Limetidinae DIST RIBUTION: South and Southeast Asia STATUS: HABITAT . HABIT IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Wing Span: 60–70 mm. The Athyma perius male has black wings with a series of white markings, while the female is a blackish brown. The underside of the wings are ochre yellow with the white markings as on the upperside but heavily margined and defined with black. The antennae are black and there is a spot of ochre between the eyes. The thorax has a band or two of bluish spots anteriorly and posteriorly. The abdomen is transversely and narrowly barred with b...