Biology:Poritia pleurata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Green gem | |
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| From William Chapman Hewitson's Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, figures 3 and 4 are male and 5 is female. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Poritia |
| Species: | P. pleurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Poritia pleurata (Hewitson, 1874)
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Poritia pleurata, the green gem,[1] is a small butterfly found in India , Myanmar and South Asia[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[3]
Range
It ranges from Manipur in India to Myanmar.[3] As per Savela it is found in Manipur, Burma, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya and Langkawi Islands.[2]
Status
Rare as per Wynter-Blyth.[3]
Description
It is a small butterfly with a 30 to 40 mm wingspan. The basal half or more of the cell in upper forewing is blue. There are apical and terminal spots in 2 and 3, though these may be absent in the dry-season form. The upper forewing of the females do not have a yellow patch.[3]
See also
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
Cited references
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Poritia pleurata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=194707.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Poritia (Lycaenidae).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 252. ISBN 978-8170192329. https://books.google.com/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ.
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329. https://books.google.com/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ.
Online
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/.
Wikidata ☰ Q7230122 entry
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