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Common Imperial

Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881]

රැහැන්-පෙන්දා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Cheritrini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

female

ගැහැණු

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cheritra%20freja%20pseudojafra#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cheritra%20freja%20pseudojafra#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cinnamomum verum

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Entada rheedii

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cheritra%20freja%20pseudojafra#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cheritra%20freja%20pseudojafra#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Cheritra freja pseudojafra Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cheritra%20freja%20pseudojafra#seasonalAbundance

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