Cheritra freja, the common imperial, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia and Sri Lanka that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae). Subspecies The subspecies of Cheritra freja are- Cheritra freja freja - Myanmar, Thailand Cheritra freja butleri Cowan, 1965 – south India Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965 – northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam Cheritra freja fracta Cowan, 1967 – Bangka Cheritra freja frigga Fruhstorfer, 1912 – peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra Cheritra freja jafra (Godart, [1824]) – Java, Bali Cheritra freja pallida (Druce, 1873) – Borneo, Pulau Laut Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881] – Sri Lanka Cheritra 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. See also List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) References Cheritra Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Singapore Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Butterflies described in 1793