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Poritia philota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poritia
Species:	P. philota
Binomial name
Poritia philota Hewitson, 1874
Synonyms
Poritia philota nicias Fruhstorfer, 1917 Poritia philota philota f. penumbrata Morrell, 1957 Poritia philota philota ♀-f. lugubris Eliot, 1957 Poritia philota philota ♀-f. ornata Eliot, 1957 Poritia phare Druce, 1895 Poritia philota sugimotoi Hayashi, 1978 Poritina m.f. talophi Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984

Poritia philota is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Subspecies

• Poritia philota philota (southern Myanmar, Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo)
• Poritia philota phare Druce, 1895 (Philippines)
• Poritia philota taimana Fruhstorfer, 1917 (Taiwan)
• Poritia philota glennuydai Schröder & Treadaway, 1989 (Philippines: Luzon)
• Poritia philota mindora Osada, 1994 (Philippines: Mindoro)
• Poritia philota simoncolini H. Hayashi & N. Mohagan, 2017

References

1. Hewitson, W. C. (1874). "Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own collection". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 22 (3): 343–355.
2. Seitz, A. (1912-1927). Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde. 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

External links

• Savela, Markku. "Poritia philota Hewitson, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

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