Simiskina pheretia

Simiskina pheretia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Simiskina pheretia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Simiskina
Species:
S. pheretia
Binomial name
Simiskina pheretia
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Poritia pheretia Hewitson, 1874
  • Poritia pheretia maina Fruhstorfer, 1917
  • Poritia (Simiskina) pheretia bilitis Fruhstorfer, 1919

Subspecies
  • Simiskina pheretia pheretia (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, possibly Singapore)
  • Simiskina pheretia maina (Fruhstorfer, 1917) (northern Borneo)
  • Simiskina pheretia bilitis (Fruhstorfer, 1919) (north-eastern Sumatra)

References
  1. Hewitson, W. C., 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  • Simiskina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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