Cheritra

Cheritra is the genus of "typical" imperials, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.^[2]

Cheritra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Cheritrini
Genus:	Cheritra Moore, [1881][1]

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility^[2] includes:

1. Cheritra aenea Semper, 1890 - Philippines
2. Cheritra aenigma Cowan, 1967 - Sumatra
3. Cheritra freja (Fabricius, 1793) - type species – "common imperial";
   now considered subspecies:
   1. Cheritra jafra (Godart, 1823)
   2. Cheritra pallida (Druce, 1873)
   3. Cheritra pseudojafra Moore, 1881
4. Cheritra orpheus (Felder, 1862) - Philippines
5. Cheritra regia Evans, 1925
6. Cheritra teunga Grose-Smith