Poritia phalena

Taxobox
name = Broad-branded Brilliant


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Lycaenidae
genus = "Poritia"
species = "P. phalena"
binomial = "Poritia phalena"
binomial_authority = (Hewitson, 1874)

The Broad-branded Brilliant ("Poritia phalena") [http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/lepindex/detail.dsml?TaxonNo=194683.0&UserID=&UserName=&&listPageURL=list%2edsml%3fOriginal%5fAuthorqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ftribeqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamily%3dLycaenidae%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon%5fcard%3dphalena%26sort%3dSCIENTIFIC%255fNAME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon%5fcardqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsubfamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsuperfamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Distribqtype%3dcontains%26recLimit%3d30%26Current%5fgenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=indexadv%2edsml%3fOriginal%5fAuthorqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ftribeqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamily%3dLycaenidae%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon%5fcard%3dphalena%26sort%3dSCIENTIFIC%255fNAME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon%5fcardqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsubfamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsuperfamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Distribqtype%3dcontains%26recLimit%3d30%26Current%5fgenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith Card for species "phalena" in LepIndex. Accessed 04 December 2006.] ] is a small butterfly found in IndiaEvans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H3.1, pg 209. ] and South East Asia [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/poritiinae/simiskina/index.html Page on Marrku Savela's site for genus Simiskina (Lycaenidae).] ] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Range

It occurs in South Asia from Assam in India to South MyanmarWynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 253] . As per Savela, the butterfly ranges from Assam, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Nias, Borneo and Thailand.

tatus

Very Rare..

Description

A small butterfly, 28 to 34 mm in wingspan. The male is black above with brilliant greenish-blue streaks and spots, while the female is dark brown above with a white circular spot in the discal region of the forewing. Below, there are no bands of linked spots.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier and continues to be classified by some authorities as Simiskina phalena (Hewitson, 1874).The subspecies of butterfly that occurs in South Asia is :-
* "P. phalena harterti" Doherty 1889 - Assam to South Myanmar. Very Rare.
* "P. phalena javanica" Fruhstorfer - Java.
* "P. phalena niasina" Fruhstorfer - Nias.

Cited references

References

* Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 04 December 2006] .
* Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
* Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
* Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/index.html] .
* Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

ee also

*Lycaenidae
*List of butterflies of India
*List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

External links

* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/philframe.html Asahi] Correctly determined photos of "S. phalena"