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Taxonomy of Genus Cheritra Moore, 1881
Common imperial, Common Imperials, Imperials


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
1005
38169
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
348
13640
Genera
Species
TribeCheritrini
Swinhoe, 1910
9
343
Genera
Species
GenusCheritra
Moore, 1881
Common imperial, Common Imperials, Imperials
37Species
Subnodes of Cheritra Moore, 1881
SpeciesCheritra acte Moore, 1858  ⇒ Ticherra acte
SpeciesCheritra aenea Semper, 1890
SpeciesCheritra aenigma Cowan, 1967
SpeciesCheritra aurea Druce, 1873
SpeciesCheritra butleri Cowan, 1965
SpeciesCheritra cuprea Fruhstorfer, 1914
SpeciesCheritra eurydice Fruhstorfer, 1912
SpeciesCheritra evansi Cowan, 1965
SpeciesCheritra fracta Cowan, 1967
SpeciesCheritra freja Fabricius, 1793
Common Imperial
10Subspecies
SpeciesCheritra frigga Fruhstorfer, 1912
SpeciesCheritra jafra Godart, 1823
SpeciesCheritra massiva Hewitson, 1863
SpeciesCheritra ochracea Druce, 1895
SpeciesCheritra orpheus C. & R. Felder, 1862
3Subspecies
SpeciesCheritra orphnine Cowan, 1967
SpeciesCheritra pallida Druce, 1873
SpeciesCheritra panowa Fruhstorfer, 1914
SpeciesCheritra pseudojafra Moore, 1881
SpeciesCheritra regia Evans, 1925
SpeciesCheritra sabanga Toxopeus, 1929
SpeciesCheritra teunga Grose-Smith, 0
SpeciesCheritra truncipennis de Nicéville, 1887
SpeciesCheritra volumnia Fruhstorfer, 1912

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Cheritra
EnglishCommon imperial, Common Imperials, Imperials


Distribution of Cheritra Moore, 1881
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam


Distribution on islands
Langkawi


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