Cirrochroa
Appearance
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Tamil Yeoman (C. thais) | |
Malay Yeoman (C. emalea emalea) | |
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Genus: | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1847
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Cirrochroa, commonly called yeomen, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia.The genus ranges from India to New Guinea.
Species[1]
- Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847 – Large Yeoman
- Cirrochroa clagia (Godart, 1824)
- Cirrochroa emalea (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Malay Yeoman
- Cirrochroa eremita Tsukada, 1985
- Cirrochroa imperatrix Grose-Smith, 1894
- Cirrochroa malaya C. & R. Felder, 1860
- Cirrochroa menones Semper, 1888
- Cirrochroa niassica Honrath, 1892
- Cirrochroa nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881
- Cirrochroa orissa C. & R. Felder, 1860 – Banded Yeoman
- Cirrochroa recondita Roos, 1996
- Cirrochroa regina C. & R. Felder, 1867
- Cirrochroa satellita Butler, 1869
- Cirrochroa semiramis C. & R. Felder, 1867
- Cirrochroa surya Moore, 1879 – Little Yeoman
- Cirrochroa thais (Fabricius, 1787) – Tamil Yeoman
- Cirrochroa tyche C. & R. Felder, 1861 – Common Yeoman
- Cirrochroa thule C. & R. Felder, 1860
References
- ^ Cirrochroa, funet.fi
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