Poritia kinoshitai

Short description: Species of butterfly

Poritia kinoshitai

Male upperside
Female upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lycaenidae
Genus:  | Poritia
Species:  |

P. kinoshitai

Binomial name
Poritia kinoshitai

(H. Hayashi, 1976)

Synonyms

* Poritia erycinoides kinoshitai H. Hayashi, 1976 was changed the status to Poritia kinoshitai by Takanami & Seki, 2001 & Treadaway & Schrőder, 2012.

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.

Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Dr. Kazuo KINOSHITA, Professor Emeritus of Osaka University in Japan.

## References

1. ↑ "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". http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/phillist.html.
* Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.

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