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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Cheritrini |
| Genus: | Cheritra Moore, [1881] |
Species
edit- 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
External links
edit- Cheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Images representing Cheritra, at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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