Poritia philota

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Poritia philota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Poritia
Species:
P. philota
Binomial name
Poritia philota
Hewitson, 1874 [1]
Synonyms
  • Poritia philota niciasFruhstorfer, 1917
  • Poritia philota philota f. penumbrataMorrell, 1957
  • Poritia philota philota ♀-f. lugubrisEliot, 1957
  • Poritia philota philota ♀-f. ornataEliot, 1957
  • Poritia phareDruce, 1895
  • Poritia philota sugimotoiHayashi, 1978
  • Poritina m.f. talophiHayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984

Poritia philota is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. [2]

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References

  1. Hewitson, W. C. (1874). "Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own collection". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 22 (3): 343–355.
  2. Seitz, A. (1912-1927). Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde. 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.