Philiris ziska

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Philiris ziska
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philiris
Species:
P. ziska
Binomial name
Philiris ziska
(Grose-Smith, 1898) [1]
Synonyms
  • Holochila ziskaGrose-Smith, 1898
  • Candalides prattiBethune-Baker, 1908

Philiris ziska is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

The larvae feed on Trophis scandens , and develops through six instars. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Samson, P.R.; Johnson, S.J. (2009). "The life history and adult morphology of Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Australian Entomologist. 36: 113–118.