Poritia phalena

Broad-banded brilliant
	Simiskina phalena hayashii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poritia
Species:	P. phalena
Binomial name
	Poritia phalena; (Hewitson, 1874)
Synonyms
	Simiskina phalena (Hewitson, 1874)

Poritia phalena, the broad-banded brilliant,^[1] is a small butterfly found in India^[2] and South-East Asia^[3] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874.

Range[]

It occurs in South Asia from Assam in India to southern Myanmar.^[2]^[4] As per Markku Savela, the butterfly ranges from Assam, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Nias, Borneo and Thailand.^[3]

Status[]

Very rare.^[2]^[4]

Description[]

It is a small butterfly with a 28 to 34 mm wingspan. The male is black above with brilliant greenish-blue streaks and spots, while the female is dark brown above with a white circular spot in the discal region of the forewing. Below, there are no bands of linked spots.^[4]

Taxonomy[]

The butterfly was earlier^[2] and continues^[3] to be classified by some authorities as Simiskina phalena (Hewitson, 1874). The subspecies that occur in South Asia are:^[2]

P. p. harterti Doherty 1889 - Assam to southern Myanmar, very rare^[2]
P. p. hayashii (Schröder & Treadaway, 1979)
P. p. howarthi (H. Hayashi, 1976)
P. p. ilagana Osada & Hashimoto, [1987]
P. p. javanica Fruhstorfer - Java^[3]
P. p. niasina Fruhstorfer - Nias^[3]

Cited references[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Poritia phalena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 209, ser no H3.1.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Savela, Markku (26 August 2016). "Simiskina phalena (Hewitson, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 253. ISBN 978-8170192329.

References[]

Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.

External links[]

Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Simiskina". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on 8 July 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.

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[LepIndex_phalena-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Poritia phalena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[Evans-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 209, ser no H3.1.

[Funet.fi-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Savela, Markku (26 August 2016). "Simiskina phalena (Hewitson, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[Wynter-Blyth-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 253. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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