Cheritra freja

Cheritra freja, the common imperial,^[1][2][3] is a small butterfly found in India,^[1] Indochina, Malaysia and Sri Lanka^[4] that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).^[2][3]

In West Bengal, India

Common imperial
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cheritra
Species:	C. freja
Binomial name
Cheritra freja (Fabricius 1793)

Subspecies

The subspecies of Cheritra freja are-^[1][2][3]

• Cheritra freja freja - Myanmar, Thailand
• Cheritra freja butleri Cowan, 1965 – south India
• Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965 – northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
• Cheritra freja fracta Cowan, 1967 – Bangka
• Cheritra freja frigga Fruhstorfer, 1912 – peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra
• Cheritra freja jafra (Godart, [1824]) – Java, Bali
• Cheritra freja pallida (Druce, 1873) – Borneo, Pulau Laut
• Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881] – Sri Lanka
• Cheritra freja sabanga Toxopeus, 1929 – Pulau Weh

Cheritra freja freja Museum specimens Thailand

Description

The butterfly has a brown upperside with white bands. The hindwings consist of a tail. It is coloured from pale yellow to white on the lower side with black margins.^[5]

• Life cycle
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  Eggs
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  Larvae
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  Chrysalis
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  Chrysalis
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  Imago (dorsal view)
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  Imago (ventral view)

See also

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)