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Cheritra Moore, [1881]

Imperials
Cheritra Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 109, TS: Myrina jafra Godart
Cheritra (Cheritrini) ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 88; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 435

Cheritra pallida (Druce, 1873)

Borneo. See [About maps] Sithon pallida Druce, 1873; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 352, pl. 33, f. 3, TL: Borneo
Cheritra pallida ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 88, pl. 1, f. 7, pl. 2, f. 19, pl. 4, f. 34-35; [BOR, 600]

Cheritra freja (Fabricius, 1793)

Kumaon - Assam, Burma, Ceylon, W.Ghats. See [About maps] Common Imperial
Hesperia freja Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 263, no. 19, TL: Nagari Hills, Andhra Prades
Cheritra freja freja, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena freja ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 53
Cheritra freja ; [BIR, 348]; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 89, pl. 1, f. 6-8, pl. 2, f. 18, 20, pl. 3, f. 27-28; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 29]; [EOB, 226]

512x341 (~43Kb) underside India: Itanagar, 12.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on Xylia dolabriformis, Cinnamomum [BMP]

C. f. freja

S.Burma, S.Thailand, Mergui, Langkawi Cheritra freja regia Evans, [1925]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (4): 766, TL: Mergui

= ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 92

Cheritra freja freja ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 92; [BOR, 600 (note)]

C. f. jafra (Godart, [1824])

Java, Bali Myrina jafra Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 593, TL: Java
Myrina jafra ; Horsfield, [1829], Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 118, (1): pl. 2, f. 4
Myrina jaffra[sic] ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 30
Cheritra freja jafra ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 94; [BOR, 601 (note)]

C. f. pseudojafra Moore, [1881]

Ceylon Cheritra pseudojafra Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 110, TL: Ceylon
Cheritra freja pseudojafra ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 90, pl. 3, f. 28; [BOR, 601]

C. f. ochracea Druce, 1895

Borneo, Pulau Laut Cheritra freja var. ochracea Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 610, TL: Borneo
Cheritra freja ochracea ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 94, pl. 1, f. 8, f. pl. 2, f. 20; [BOR, 601 (note)]

C. f. frigga Fruhstorfer, 1912

Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, NE.Sumatra, Batu Cheritra freja frigga Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 243, TL: NE.Sumatra
Cheritra freja frigga ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 93, pl. 3, f. 27; [BOR, 601 (note)]; [BMP: 301, pl. 45, f. 46-47]

C. f. sabanga Toxopeus, 1929

Pulau Weh Cheritra freja sabanga Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 213, TL: Pulau Weh
Cheritra freja sabanga ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 92; [BOR, 601 (note)]

C. f. butleri Cowan, 1965

S.India Cheritra freja butleri Cowan, 1965; Entomologist 98 : 70, TL: S.India
Cheritra freja butleri ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 90; [BOR, 601 (note)]

C. f. evansi Cowan, 1965

Assam, Manipur, N.Burma, N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam Cheritra freja evansi Cowan, 1965; Entomologist 98 : 71, TL: Khasi Hills, Assam
Cheritra freja evansi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Cheritra freja evansi ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 91; [BOR, 601 (note)]

C. f. fracta Cowan, 1967

Bangka Cheritra freja fracta Cowan, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 93, pl. 1, f. 6, pl. 2, f. 18, TL: Banka I.
Cheritra freja fracta ; [BOR, 601 (note)]

Cheritra aenigma Cowan, 1967

S.Sumatra (Liwa). See [About maps] Cheritra aenigma Cowan, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 94, pl. 1, f. 12, pl. 2, f. 20, TL: Borneo
Cherita aenigma ; [BOR, 601]

Cheritra orpheus (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Philippines. See [About maps] Myrina orpheus C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 292
Myrina orpheus ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 30, pl. 16, f. 45
Cheritra orpheus ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 96; [EOB, 227]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 30]

C. o. orpheus

Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Ticao) Cheritra massiva Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 30, pl. 12, f. 10-11
Cheritra orpheus orpheus ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 97, pl. 4, f. 38; [BOR, 601 (note)]

C. o. eurydice Fruhstorfer, 1912

Palawan Cheritra orpheus eurydice Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 243, TL: Palawan
Cheritra orpheus eurydice ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 96, pl. 4, f. 39; [BOR, 601]

C. o. orphnine Cowan, 1967

Philippines (Mindanao) Cheritra orpheus orphnine Cowan, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 97, pl. 1, f. 9, pl. 2, f. 21, TL: Mindanao
Cheritra orpheus orphnine ; [BOR, 601 (note)]

Cheritra aenea Semper, 1890

Philippines (Mindoro). See [About maps] Cheritra aenea Semper, 1890; Reisen Philipp. (5): 215
Cheritra aenea ; Cowan, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 95, pl. 1, f. 11, pl. 2, f. 23, pl. 4, f. 36; [BOR, 601]

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References:

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[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BMP]

Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[EOB]

Feltwell, J.; The Encyclopedia of Butterflies; Prentice Hall, 1993; ISBN 0-671-86828-4

[Kedar Tokekar]

India

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

Some related literature:

Cowan, 1965

The Nomenclature of Cheritra freja (Fab.) Entomologist 98 : 68-72

Cowan, 1967

The Indo-Oriental tribe Cheritrini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20 (3) : 75-103, pl. 1-4

Druce, 1873

A list of the Collections of diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Lowe in Borneo, with Descriptions of new Species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 337-361, pl. 32-33

Druce, 1895

A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 556-627, pl. 31-34

Eliot, 1973

The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6

Evans, [1925]

The identification of Indian Butterflies (5-8) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (1): 72-96, (2): 322-351, pl. 26-27, (3): 610-639, pl. 28, (4): 726-776, pl. 29

C. & R. Felder, 1862

Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus. (2) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 282-294

Fruhstorfer, 1912

Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)

Godart, [1824]

in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie. 9 Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 3-328 (1819), (2): 329-828 ([1824])

Hewitson, 1863; Hewitson, 1865

Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)

Horsfield, [1829]

Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects contained in the Museum of the Horourable East-India Company, illustrated by coloured figures of new species Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 1-80, pl. 1-4 (1828), (2): 81-144, pl. 5-8, (expl.) [1-2] (1829)

Moore, [1881]

The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 1-40, pl. 1-18, (2): 41-80, pl. 19-36, (3): 81-136, pl. 37-54, (4): 137-190, pl. 55-71

Semper, 1890

Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen Reisen Philipp. (1): 1-46, pl. 1-8, A (1886), (2): 47-86, pl. 9-16 (1887), (3): 87-134, pl. 17-24 (1888), (4): 135-174, pl. 25-32 (1889), (5): 175-238, pl. 33-38, B (1890), (6): 239-270, pl. 39-46 (1891), (7): 271-380, pl. 47-49 [iv] (1892)

Toxopeus, 1929

Beschreibung einiger Schmetterlinge (Riodinidae und Lycaenidae) von Pulu Weh bei Sumatra. (Lycaenidae Australasiae V) Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 204-214

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