Common imperial

Cheritra freja

''Cheritra freja'', the common imperial, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia and Sri Lanka that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family.
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Appearance

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.
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Naming

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'' – Java, Bali
⤷  ''Cheritra freja pallida'' – Borneo, Pulau Laut
⤷  ''Cheritra freja pseudojafra'' Moore, [1881] – Sri Lanka
⤷  ''Cheritra freja sabanga'' Toxopeus, 1929 – Pulau Weh

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusCheritra
SpeciesC. freja