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Oriental Common Sergeant

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  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...