Cheritra

Cheritra
C. freja evansi, Cambodia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Cheritrini
Genus: Cheritra
Moore, [1881]

Cheritra is the genus of "typical" imperials, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes:

  1. Cheritra aenea Semper, 1890 - Philippines
  2. Cheritra aenigma Cowan, 1967 - Sumatra
  3. Cheritra freja (Fabricius, 1793) - type species – "common imperial";
    now considered subspecies:
    1. Cheritra jafra (Godart, 1823)
    2. Cheritra pallida (Druce, 1873)
    3. Cheritra pseudojafra Moore, 1881
  4. Cheritra orpheus (Felder, 1862) - Philippines
  5. Cheritra regia Evans, 1925
  6. Cheritra teunga Grose-Smith

References

  1. ↑ Moore F (1881) The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. 1.
  2. 1 2 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Cheritra Moore, 1881 (retrieved 7 April 2025)