Cirrochroa tyche mithila - Moore 1872 Cirrochroa tyche rotundata - Butler 1879    The Common Yeoman

                                                                                                                                           Male                                                                                    Female
Species details : This species is quite variable in the darkness of the black markings, which makes it very difficult to say precisely which subspecies this is. C. t. mithila is from the north of Thailand, and C. t. rotundata is from the south. They tend to meet around the Isthmus of Kra, and so we may have both forms here. However, there is very little difference between the two, and if they do meet here, then intermediate forms will also be found making it even harder for correct identification. The likelyhood, is that it is probably C. t. rotundata.

This is a very common butterfly, primarily of the forests, but can also be seen frequently in secondary vegetation, and even, occasionally, in gardens where it likes to feed on lantana flowers.

Early stages          : Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources: S. Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume.2 , Page 451.

Larval Foodplant : Hydnocarpus ilicifolia (Flacourtiaceae)

Range                    : N. E. India to the Malay Peninsular. Other subspecies in S. China, Sundaland and the Philippines.