Current Affairs - State - Discussion

'Tamil Yeoman', a kind of butterfly found in the Western Ghats declared as Tamilnadu state butterfly. It is also called as 'Tamil Maravan'. Tamil Nadu has become the fifth state in the country to announce 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). Its scientific name was Cirrochroa thais. 'Tamil Yeoman' is one of 30 butterfly species which found in the Western Ghats.