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Philiris ziska

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Philiris

Philiris ziska

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Philiris ziska is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

Contents

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adult males are blue with black edges, while the females are black with a large white patch on the wings.

The larvae feed on Trophis scandens.

Subspecies

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

    Philiris ziska Wikipedia