Philiris ziska
| Philiris ziska | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Philiris |
| Species: | P. ziska |
| Binomial name | |
| Philiris ziska (Grose-Smith, 1898)[1] | |
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Philiris ziska is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
The larvae feed on Trophis scandens, and develops through six instars.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- Philiris ziska ziska (Waigeu, West Irian to Papua New Guinea)
- Philiris ziska halmaheira Cassidy, 2003
- Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera, 1971 (Australia: Queensland)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Samson, P.R.; Johnson, S.J. (2009). "The life history and adult morphology of Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Australian Entomologist. 36: 113–118.
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