Poritia kinoshitai is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1976.[1] Its forewing length is 14–15 mm. It is a rare species and endemic to Palawan island in the Philippines.
| Poritia kinoshitai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Poritia |
| Species: | P. kinoshitai |
| Binomial name | |
| Poritia kinoshitai (H. Hayashi, 1976) | |
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Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Dr. Kazuo KINOSHITA, Professor Emeritus of Osaka University in Japan.
References
edit- ↑ "Poritia erycinoides kinoshitai H.Hayashi, 1976". Osaka Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- Hayashi, Hisakazu. (1976). "New species of Cyaniriodes libna, Poritia erycinoides and Panchala paraganesa from Palawan (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Tyô to Ga. 27 (2): 49–51.
- Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
- Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.