Common imperial | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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] Myanmar, Malaysia and Sri Lanka[4] that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).[2][3]
The subspecies of Cheritra freja are-[1][2][3]
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]