Poritia kinoshitai
| Poritia kinoshitai | |
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| Male upperside | |
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| Female upperside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Poritia |
| Species: | P. kinoshitai |
| Binomial name | |
| Poritia kinoshitai (H. Hayashi, 1976) | |
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Poritia kinoshitai is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. Forewing length:14-15mm. It is a rare species and endemic to the Philippines. It is found only on Palawan island.
References
- Hayashi, Hisakazu., 1976: New species of Cyaniriodes libna, Poritia erycinoides and Panchala paraganesa from Palawan (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyo-to-Ga. 27(2): 49-51.
- Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y., 2001. A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
- Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz,2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.
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