Athyma recurva

Athyma recurva
	Athyma recurva in Seitz (59c)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Athyma
Species:	A. recurva
Binomial name
	Athyma recurva; Leech, 1893 [1]

Athyma recurva is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. It is endemic to China (West China and Tibet)

Description from Seitz

P. recurva Leech (59c). Similar to the preceding [Athyma disjuncta Leech, 1890], but the cell-spots of the forewing different and the exterior macular band of the hindwing is nearer the margin. Underside red-brown, the spots as above, but better developed, on the hindwing there runs a white curved stripe along the costal vein from the base to the first spot of the discal band, which it sometimes joins. The edges of the band rather straight, but the exterior edge may also be dentate, otherwise only transected by the dark veins. The female is larger and bears enlarged white spots. Appears to be very rare. — West China: Moupin, Wa-shan, in June.[2]

References

Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea
Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea

[2] Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.