Cirrochroa

Cirrochroa
Tamil yeoman (C. thais)
Malay yeoman (C. emalea emalea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Vagrantini
Genus: Cirrochroa
Doubleday, 1847
Species

c. 18, see text

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

In alphabetical order:[1]

References

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