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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cheritra |
| Species: | C. freja |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheritra freja (Fabricius 1793) | |
Cheritra freja, the common imperial, [1] [2] [3] is a small butterfly found in India, [1] Myanmar, Malaysia and Sri Lanka [4] that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae). [2] [3]
The subspecies of Cheritra freja are- [1] [2] [3]
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. [5]
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Bindahara phocides, the plane, is a small butterfly found Indomalayan and Australasian realms that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Sinthusa chandrana, the broad spark, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Jacoona fabronia, the pale grand imperial, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm including India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Tarucus callinara, the spotted Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family found in India, Myanmar and Thailand.
Tarucus extricatus, the rounded Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Tarucus alteratus, the rusty Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
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Una usta, the una, is a small butterfly found in India and South-East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Thecla chalybeia, the plumbeous hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Jamides cleodus, the white cerulean, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder in 1865.
Heliophorus sena, the sorrel sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Heliophorus bakeri, the western blue sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Heliophorus brahma, the golden sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857.
Heliophorus hybrida, the hybrid sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Euaspa milionia, the water hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India, Nepal and Taiwan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Tarucus indica, the Indian Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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