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 | |
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| Tamil yeoman (C. thais) | |
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| Malay yeoman (C. emalea emalea) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Vagrantini |
| Genus: | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1847 |
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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
References
- "Cirrochroa Doubleday, [1847]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
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- Images representing Cirrochroa at EOL
- Images representing Cirrochroa at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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