Cheritra freja

Common Imperial
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Cheritrini
Genus:	Cheritra
Species:	C. freja
Binomial name
Cheritra freja (Fabricius 1793)

The Common Imperial (Cheritra freja) is a small butterfly found in India Burma Malayasia and Sri Lanka^[1]that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).

Cheritra freja Female, upperside

Description

The Butterfly has a Brown upperside with white bands. The Hind Wings consists of a tail .It is coloured from pale yellow to white on the lower side with black margins on it.^[2]

Common Imperial

References

1. ^ W .Ormiston (1924). The butterflies of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. p. 77. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=5J2KvAaBHyYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=Cheritra+freja&ots=v6VxDNf1tj&sig=5jbf1eWTpd6vuHbXbCY8J2-UZO0#v=onepage&q=Cheritra%20freja&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 
2. ^ Kehimkar, Isaac (2008). The Book of Indian Butterflies. BNHS. pp. 225. 

See also

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

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