Cheritrella truncipennis

Truncate Imperial
Cheritrella truncipennis Male, upperside.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cheritrella
de Nicéville, 1887
Species: C. truncipennis
Binomial name
Cheritrella truncipennis
de Nicéville 1887

The Truncate Imperial (Cheritrella truncipennis) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Its genus Cheritrella erected by Lionel de Nicéville is monotypic.

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