Tamil yeoman declared as Tamil Nadu’s State Butterfly.

Butterfly species Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) has been officially declared as state butterfly of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil yeoman also known as Tamizh Maravan (which means warrior). This butterfly species is endemic to Western Ghats.
For the 1st time Tamil Nadu has declared its state butterfly. With this it becomes only 5th in country to do so.
Maharashtra was 1st to declare Blue Mormon as its state butterfly, followed by Common peacock in Uttarakhand, Southern bird wings in Karnataka and Malabar banded peacock in Kerala.