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Poritia phama

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Poritia phama
Poritia phama courvoisieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Poritia
Species:
P. phama
Binomial name
Poritia phama

Poritia phama is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895.[1]

Subspecies

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  • P. p. phama Borneo, Sumatra, Java
  • P. p. geta Fawcett, 1897 Pakistan, Assam - Myanmar, Thailand
  • P. p. courvoisieri Fruhstorfer, 1917 East Java
  • P. p. regia Evans, 1921 Langkawi Island, South Thailand
  • P. p. rajata Corbet, 1940
  • P. p. palawana Osada, 1994 Philippines, Palawan, Olanguan

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 25, 2016). "Poritia phama Druce, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.