Poritia phormedon

Poritia phormedon
	Plate accompanying the original description
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poritia
Species:	P. phormedon
Binomial name
	Poritia phormedon; H. H. Druce, 1895

Last updated January 05, 2026

Poritia phormedon is an Indomalayan butterfly endemic to Borneo that belongs to the lycaenids, the blues family.^[2]^[3]Poritia phormedon was described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895.Hans Fruhstorfer in Seitz ( page 1008 plate 34 fig.i) provides a description differentiating phormedon from neighbouring taxa. ^[4]

References

↑ Druce, Hamilton H. (1895). "A monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae".Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1895: 556-627, 4 pls.
↑ Savela, Markku (August 25, 2016). "Poritia phormedon Druce, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
↑ Seki, Y.; Takanami, Y. & Otsuka, K. (1991). Butterflies of Borneo. 2 (1) Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo.
↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175

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[1] Druce, Hamilton H. (1895). "A monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae".Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1895: 556-627, 4 pls.

[2] Savela, Markku (August 25, 2016). "Poritia phormedon Druce, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[3] Seki, Y.; Takanami, Y. & Otsuka, K. (1991). Butterflies of Borneo. 2 (1) Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo.

[4] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175

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