Common imperial facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Common imperial
Scientific classification

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 (Lycaenidae).

In West Bengal, India

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, [1824]) – Java, Bali
• Cheritra freja pallida (Druce, 1873) – Borneo, Pulau Laut
• Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881] – Sri Lanka
• Cheritra freja sabanga Toxopeus, 1929 – Pulau Weh

Cheritra freja freja Museum specimens Thailand

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.

• Life cycle
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  Eggs

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  Larvae

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  Chrysalis

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  Chrysalis

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  Imago (dorsal view)

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  Imago (ventral view)

See also

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)