Cheritra freja

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Common Imperial
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
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 Burma Malayasia and Sri Lanka[1]that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).

Cheritra freja Female, upperside

Description

The Butterfly has a Brown upperside with white bands. The Hind Wings consists of a tail .It is coloured from pale yellow to white on the lower side with black margins on it.[2]

Common Imperial


References

  1. W .Ormiston (1924). The butterflies of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. p. 77. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 
  2. Kehimkar, Isaac (2008). The Book of Indian Butterflies. BNHS. p. 225. 

See also


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