Banded Yeoman

Banded Yeoman

Cirrochroa orissa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Khao Luang National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

9 Verified sightings at Khao Luang National Park From 2019 to 2026
46 In all 4 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Banded Yeoman

Cirrochroa orissa, the  banded yeoman, is an Indomalayan species of heliconiine butterfly described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1860. Hindwings along the subcostal nervules with yellow sexual strigae, which in the basal half accompany also the submedian and lower median, being quite conspicuous upon the red-brown ground-colour.On the forewing 2 or 3 radial stripes encroach upon the black colour of the apical portion. On the under surface the predominating colour is yellow, the distal half of the hindwings reddish-brown. The fore wings are traversed by a broad cream-coloured diagonal band; hindwings similar so those of Cirrochroa satellita, but with a more sharply defined longitudinal band having an intense lustre of mother-of-pearl. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Yeoman in Khao Luang National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Yeoman sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Banded Yeoman in Khao Luang National Park?

April

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Yeoman in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–February, the lowest months.

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

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded 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 Khao Luang National Park the best place to see a Banded Yeoman?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Banded Yeoman sightings, Khao Luang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Banded Yeoman live in Khao Luang National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Banded Yeoman that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Chocolate Pansy (about 40%), Great Marquis (about 30%) and Royal Assyrian (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Banded Yeoman sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Banded Yeoman is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Luang National Park (9 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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