Poritia promula

Poritia promula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poritia
Species:	P. promula
Binomial name
	Poritia promula; Hewitson, 1874
Synonyms
	Poritia (Poritia) elegansFruhstorfer, 1919;

Last updated October 27, 2025

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

Subspecies

Poritia promula promula (Java)
Poritia promula elegansFruhstorfer, 1919 (Peninsular Malaysia)

References

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

External links

Poritia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[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.

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Poritia promula

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