Cheritra freja
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| File:Close wing position of Cheritra freja Fabricius, 1793 – Common Imperial WLB.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cheritra |
| Species: | C. freja
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheritra freja (Fabricius 1793)
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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]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]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
Description
[edit | edit source]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)
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See also
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