Cirrochroa thais
Species of butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cirrochroa thais, also known as the Tamil yeoman,[1][2] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical Sri Lanka and India.[1][3][4][5] It is the state insect of Tamil Nadu, an Indian state.[6][7]
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Tamil yeoman | |
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Upperside | |
Underside | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cirrochroa |
Species: | C. thais |
Binomial name | |
Cirrochroa thais (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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