Cirrochroa thais, also known as the Tamil yeoman, is a butterfly species of the nymphalidae family found in South India and Sri Lanka. It was first described under the scientific name Papilio thais by Danish zoologist Johann Christian Fabricius in 1787.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tamil Yeoman being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cirrochroa aoris
- Cirrochroa malaya
- Cirrochroa tyche
- Cirrochroa emalea
- Lachnoptera anticlia
- Lachnoptera ayresii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Cirrochroa
- Species
- Cirrochroa thais
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