Cirrochroa

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.

Cirrochroa

Tamil yeoman (C. thais)

Malay yeoman (C. emalea emalea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Vagrantini
Genus:	Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1847
Species
c. 18, see text

Species

In alphabetical order:[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

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References

"Cirrochroa Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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