Philiris ziska

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Philiris ziska
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philiris
Species:
P. ziska
Binomial name
Philiris ziska
Synonyms
  • Holochila ziska Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Candalides pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908

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

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  • Philiris ziska ziska (Waigeu, West Irian to Papua New Guinea)
  • Philiris ziska halmaheira Cassidy, 2003
  • Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera, 1971 (Australia: Queensland)

References

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  1. ^ "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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