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]
| 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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Range edit
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 edit
Rare as per Wynter-Blyth.[3]
Description edit
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 edit
Cited references edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Poritia pleurata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ a b Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Poritia (Lycaenidae).
- ^ a b c d Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 252. ISBN 978-8170192329.
References edit
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- 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.
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. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".