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Cirrochroa aoris (Large Yeoman)
Venue: Sirwani, Singtam, South Sikkim
Date: November 29, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cirrochroa
Species:
C. aoris
Binomial
name: Cirrochroa
aoris Doubleday, 1847
Other Names: Large Yeoman
Special feature: The
genus Cirrochroa comprises of 18 species, of which 15 occur in the Oriental
region, plus 2 on Papua New Guinea, and one on the island of Biak. Cirrochroa
aoris is found in India, Bhutan and Myanmar.