Athyma nefte subrata (Colour Sergeant) 
The Colour Sergeant is a forest butterfly.
The male is typical of the Athyma genus with black and white wings. The
slide on the left shows the underside of the orange-and-brown female (form
neftina).
The slide below shows the female Colour Sergeant spreading her wings. The
species feeds on Glochidion borneensis and Mussaenda. The butterfly can
be seen on bright sunny days, flying and gliding around Melastoma and Lantana
bushes, on which flowers it feeds.
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