The Cheritrini are a small

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in the

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Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest 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 known butterfly ...

; they contain the imperials and allies. Their closest living relatives seem to be the Horagini; indeed, the genus '' Ahmetia'' (formerly called ''Cowania'') was in the past often placed there.See Brower (2008) and the references in Savela (2009)

Genera

As not all

Theclinae The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, often referred to as hairstreaks, with some species instead known as elfins or by other names. The group is part of the family Lycaenidae, the "gossamer-winged butterflies". There are many trop ...

have been assigned to tribes, the genus list is preliminary. '' Dapidodigma'', sometimes allied with the Loxurini instead (though this seems to be in error), is the most

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living genus of Cheritrini. The others seem to form a close-knit and more

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ic radiation. * '' Ahmetia'' (formerly ''Cowania'') * '' Cheritra'' – typical imperials * '' Cheritrella'' – truncate Imperial * '' Dapidodigma'' * ''

Drupadia ''Drupadia'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as posies. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *'' Drupadia cinderella'' Cowan, 1974 *'' Drupadia cindi'' Cowan, ...

'' – posies * '' Ritra'' * '' Ticherra'' – blue imperial

Footnotes

References

* (2008): Tree of Life Web Project &ndash
Cheritrini
Version of 2008-APR-24. Retrieved 2009-AUG-10. * (2009)

Version of 2009-FEB-05. Retrieved 2009-AUG-10. Theclinae Butterfly tribes {{Theclinae-stub