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''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,
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– Java, Bali * ''Cheritra freja pallida'' (Druce, 1873) – Borneo, Pulau Laut * ''Cheritra freja pseudojafra'' Moore,
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– 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

* * * * * * Cheritra Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Singapore Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Butterflies described in 1793 {{Theclinae-stub