Poritia promula

Poritia 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]

Poritia promula
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P. promula
Binomial name
Poritia promula
Synonyms
  • Poritia (Poritia) elegans Fruhstorfer, 1919

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


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