About:
- Scientific name: Cirrochroa thais.
- Common name: Tamil yeoman or the ‘Tamizh Maravan’.
- What is it? It is a species of nymphalid butterfly.
- Distribution: It is found in found in the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.
State Butterflies in India:
- With the recent decision, Tamil Nadu has become the fifth state in the country to declare its state butterfly
- Maharashtra was the first to declare Blue Mormon as its state butterfly, followed by Uttarakhand (Common peacock), Karnataka (Southern bird wings) and Kerala (Malabar banded peacock).
