Cheritra freja
| Common Imperial | |
|---|---|
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| C. f. ochracea Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia | |
| 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 Malaysia and Sri Lanka[1]that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae).
Female, upperside
Found in West Bengal, India
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 on it.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ W. Ormiston (1924). The butterflies of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. p. 77. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ Kehimkar, Isaac (2008). The Book of Indian Butterflies. BNHS. p. 225.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System. Bangalore, India: Centre for Ecological Sciences.
- Gay, Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac David; Punetha, Jagdish Chandra (1992). Common Butterflies of India. Nature Guides. Bombay, India: World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195631647.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press. ISBN 978-8173713545.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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