''Cheritra'' is the genus of "typical" imperials,
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
.
The species of this genus are found in the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
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Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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[Global Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Cheritra'' Moore, 1881]
(retrieved 7 April 2025) includes:
# '' Cheritra aenea'' - Philippines
# '' Cheritra aenigma'' - Sumatra
# '' Cheritra freja'' - type species – "common imperial";
now considered subspecies:
## ''Cheritra jafra''
## ''Cheritra pallida''
## ''Cheritra pseudojafra''
# '' Cheritra orpheus'' - Philippines
# '' Cheritra regia''
# '' Cheritra teunga''
References
External links
''Cheritra''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Images representing ''Cheritra''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q86833
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
Butterflies of Asia