Poritia promula

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Poritia promula
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Poritia
Species:
P. promula
Binomial name
Poritia promula
Synonyms
  • Poritia (Poritia) elegans Fruhstorfer, 1919

promula is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Subspecies[]

  • Poritia promula promula (Java)
  • Poritia promula elegans Fruhstorfer, 1919 (Peninsular Malaysia)

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[]

  • Poritia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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