Poritia phama

Poritia phama
Poritia phama courvoisieri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poritia
Species:	P. phama
Binomial name
Poritia phama H. H. Druce, 1895

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

• 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

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