Poritia pleurata
| Green gem | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hewitson Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera Figs. 3, 4 ♂, 5 ♀. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Poritia |
| Species: | P. pleurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Poritia pleurata (Hewitson, 1874) | |
Poritia pleurata, the green gem,[1] is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar and South Asia[2] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.[3]
Range
It ranges from Manipur in India to Myanmar.[3] As per Savela it is found in Manipur, Burma, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya and Langkawi Islands.[2]
Status
Rare as per Wynter-Blyth.[3]
Description
A small butterfly, 30 to 40 mm in wingspan. The basal half or more of the cell in upper forewing is blue. There are apical and terminal spots in 2 and 3, though these may be absent in the dry season form. The upper forewing of the females do not have a yellow patch.[3]
Cited references
- ↑ Card for species pleurata in LepIndex. Accessed 5 December 2006.
- 1 2 Page on Marrku Savela's site for genus Poritia (Lycaenidae).
- 1 2 3 4 Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 252.
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. 2nd Ed, (i to x, pp454, 9 figs, Plates I to XXXII), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.Online
Online
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. (accessed 26 September 2007).
- Savela, Marrku Website on Lepidoptera (accessed 26 September 2007)
See also
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