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Philiris ziska
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Philiris
Species:	P. ziska
Binomial name
Philiris ziska (Grose-Smith, 1898)
Synonyms
Holochila ziska Grose-Smith, 1898 Candalides pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908

Philiris ziska is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

The larvae feed on Trophis scandens, and develops through six instars.

Subspecies

• Philiris ziska ziska (Waigeu, West Irian to Papua New Guinea)
• Philiris ziska halmaheira Cassidy, 2003
• Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera, 1971 (Australia: Queensland)

References

1. "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Samson, P.R.; Johnson, S.J. (2009). "The life history and adult morphology of Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Australian Entomologist. 36: 113–118.

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