Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Genus Cheritra Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Tribe Cheritrini Scientific name Cheritra freja Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Cheritra, Loxura, Loxura atymnus, Catapaecilma, Surendra | ||
Cheritra freja, the common imperial, is a small butterfly found in India, Burma, Malaysia and Sri Lanka that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).
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.
References
Cheritra freja Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA