Poritia promula

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Poritia promula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Poritia
Species:
P. promula
Binomial name
Poritia promula
Hewitson, 1874 [1]
Synonyms
  • Poritia (Poritia) elegansFruhstorfer, 1919

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]

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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.