Cheritra

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Cheritra

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

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Cheritrini
Genus: Cheritra
Moore, [1881]
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Species

  • Cheritra aenea Semper, 1890 Philippines
  • Cheritra aenigma Cowan, 1967 Sumatra
  • Cheritra freja (Fabricius, 1793) – common imperial
  • Cheritra orpheus (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
  • Cheritra pallida (Druce, 1873) Borneo
  • Media related to Cheritra at Wikimedia Commons


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