Poritia kinoshitai

Poritia kinoshitai
Male upperside
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)
Synonyms
  • Poritia erycinoides kinoshitai H. Hayashi, 1976 was changed the status to Poritia kinoshitai by Takanami & Seki, 2001 & Treadaway & SchrÅ‘der, 2012.

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.

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