Cheritra freja

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Common Imperial

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Cheritrini
Genus: Cheritra
Species: C. freja
Binomial name
Cheritra freja
(Fabricius 1793)

The Common Imperial (Cheritra freja) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).

Cheritra freja Female, upperside
Cheritra freja Female, upperside

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