''Cheritra freja'', the common imperial,
[ is a small butterfly found in India,] Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, Malaysia and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).
Subspecies
The subspecies of ''Cheritra freja'' are-[
* ''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, ]824
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Events
By place
Europe
* November 11 – The '' Constitutio Romana'' establishes the authority of the ...
– Java, Bali
* ''Cheritra freja pallida'' (Druce, 1873) – Borneo, Pulau Laut
* ''Cheritra freja pseudojafra'' Moore, 881
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Events
By place Europe
* February 12 – King Charles the Fat, the third son of the late Louis the German, is crowned as Holy Roman Emper ...
– Sri Lanka
* ''Cheritra freja sabanga'' Toxopeus, 1929 – Pulau Weh
Description
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.
File:Eggs of Cheritra freja Fabricius, 1793 – Common Imperial WLB P2A0824.jpg, Eggs
File:Cheritra freja - Common Imperial caterpillar on the leaves of Xylia xylocarpa 10.jpg, Larvae
File:Common Imperial Pupa (3696513718).jpg, Chrysalis
File:Common Imperial pupa before emergence (3696514264).jpg, Chrysalis
File:Common Imperial UP.jpg, Imago (dorsal view)
File:Close wing position of Cheritra freja Fabricius, 1793 – Common Imperial WLB DSC 0024 (5).jpg, Imago (ventral view)
See also
* List of butterflies of India
* List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
References
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Cheritra
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies of Singapore
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Butterflies described in 1793
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