Cheritra freja

Common imperial
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cheritra
Species:
C. freja
Binomial name
Cheritra freja
(Fabricius 1793)

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 (Lycaenidae).