Common Yeoman

Common Yeoman

Cirrochroa tyche

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cat Tien National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Cat Tien National Park From 2019 to 2026
62 In all 4 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Yeoman

Cirrochroa tyche, the common yeoman, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. The wings of the common yeoman are tawny orange with black distal margin and sinuate marginal and submarginal lines on the upperside. There are black post-discal spots on the hindwing.The female is duller orange with black margin at the forewing apex broader than that in the male. On the underside, the wings are paler orange in the male and dull brownish orange in the female. Both wings have a silvery white transverse discal band verso. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
2 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
3 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Yeoman in Cat Tien National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yeoman sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Yeoman in Cat Tien National Park?

January and March

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yeoman in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and July–December, the lowest months. Those are among Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Common Yeoman?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Yeoman sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cat Tien National Park the best place to see a Common Yeoman?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Common Yeoman sightings, Cat Tien National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%).

Where does the Common Yeoman sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Yeoman is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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