Cheritra freja
Cheritra freja, the common imperial, is a small butterfly found in India, Indochina, Malaysia and Sri Lanka that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family.
Subspecies
The subspecies of Cheritra freja are-Cheritra freja freja - Myanmar, ThailandCheritra freja butleri Cowan, 1965 – south IndiaCheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965 – northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, VietnamCheritra freja fracta Cowan, 1967 – BangkaCheritra freja frigga Fruhstorfer, 1912 – peninsular Malaya, Singapore, SumatraCheritra freja jafra – Java, BaliCheritra freja pallida – Borneo, Pulau LautCheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, – Sri LankaCheritra freja sabanga Toxopeus, 1929 – Pulau Weh
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.