Cirrochroa
Encyclopedia
Cirrochroa, commonly called yeomen, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae
in the family Nymphalidae
found in southeast Asia
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Heliconiinae
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies . They can be divided into 45-50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconiidae within the Papilionoidea...
in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
found in southeast Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Species
- Cirrochroa aorisCirrochroa aorisThe Large Yeoman is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia....
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 thaisCirrochroa thaisThe Tamil Yeoman is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia....
(Fabricius, 1787) – Tamil Yeoman - Cirrochroa tyche C. & R. Felder, 1861 – Common Yeoman
- Cirrochroa thule C. & R. Felder, 1860