Cirrochroa tyche

Common yeoman
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cirrochroa
Species:
C. tyche
Binomial name
Cirrochroa tyche
Felder & Felder, 1861
Synonyms
  • Cirrochroa mithila Moore, 1872
  • Cirrochroa zebuna Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Cirrochroa guimarensis Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Cirrochroa rotundata Butler, 1879
  • Cirrochroa moeris Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Cirrochroa tanaquil Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Cirrochroa anjira Moore, 1877

Cirrochroa tyche, the common yeoman, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The wings of the common yeoman are tawny orange with black distal margin on the upperside. There are black post-discal spots on the hindwing. Both wings have a silvery white transverse band.

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