Cheritra
| Cheritra | |
|---|---|
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| C. freja evansi, Cambodia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Cheritrini |
| Genus: | Cheritra Moore, [1881][1] |
Cheritra is the genus of "typical" imperials, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
Species
[edit]The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[2] includes:
- Cheritra aenea Semper, 1890 - Philippines
- Cheritra aenigma Cowan, 1967 - Sumatra
- Cheritra freja (Fabricius, 1793) - type species – "common imperial";
now considered subspecies:- Cheritra jafra (Godart, 1823)
- Cheritra pallida (Druce, 1873)
- Cheritra pseudojafra Moore, 1881
- Cheritra orpheus (Felder, 1862) - Philippines
- Cheritra regia Evans, 1925
- Cheritra teunga Grose-Smith
References
[edit]- ↑ Moore F (1881) The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. 1.
- 1 2 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Cheritra Moore, 1881 (retrieved 7 April 2025)
External links
[edit]- Cheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Images representing Cheritra, at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Media related to Cheritra at Wikimedia Commons
