Simiskina philura

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Simiskina philura
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Simiskina
Species:
S. philura
Binomial name
Simiskina philura
(H. H. Druce, 1895) [1]
Synonyms
  • Poritia philuraH. H. Druce, 1895

Simiskina philura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 26, 2016). "Simiskina philura (Druce, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.