Poritiinae

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Papilionoidea Rank Subfamily		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Miletinae, Curetis, Butterflies and moths, Poritia, Lycaeninae

Poritiinae is a subfamily of butterflies, the larvae of which are unusual for feeding on algae and foliate lichen.

Systematics

Tribe Poritiini - Oriental

Cyaniriodes de Nicéville, 1890 (sometimes placed in Lycaeninae)

Poriskina Druce, 1895

Poritia Moore, 1886

Simiskina Distant, 1886

Deramas Distant, 1886

Tribe Liptenini - Afrotropical (may be ranked as a subfamily Lipteninae)

Subtribe Pentilina

Alaena Boisduval, 1847

Ptelina Clench, 1965

Telipna Aurivillius, 1895

Liptenara Bethune-Baker, 1915

Pentila Westwood, 1851

Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1914

Torbenia Libert, 2000

Subtribe Durbaniina

Durbania Trimen, 1862

Durbaniella van Son, 1959

Durbaniopsis van Son, 1959

Subtribe Mimacraeina

Cooksonia Druce, 1905

Mimacraea Butler, 1872

Mimeresia Stempffer, 1961

Subtribe Liptenina

Pseuderesia Butler, 1874

Teriomima Kirby, 1887

Euthecta Bennett, 1954

Baliochila Stempffer & Bennett, 1953

Cnodontes Stempffer & Bennett, 1953

Congdonia Henning & Henning, 2004

Eresinopsides Strand, 1911

Eresina Aurivillius, 1898

Toxochitona Stempffer, 1956

Argyrocheila Staudinger, 1892

Citrinophila Kirby, 1887

Liptena Westwood, 1851

Obania Collins & Larsen, 1998

Kakumia Collins & Larsen, 1998

Falcuna Stempffer & Bennett, 1963

Tetrarhanis Karsch, 1893

Larinopoda Butler, 1871

Micropentila Aurivillius, 1895

Subtribe Epitolina

Epitola Westwood, 1851

Cerautola Libert, 1999

Geritola Libert, 1999

Stempfferia Jackson, 1962

Cephetola Libert, 1999

Deloneura Trimen, 1868

Batelusia Druce, 1910

Tumerepedes Bethune-Baker, 1913

Pseudoneaveia Stempffer, 1964

Neaveia Druce, 1910

Epitolina Aurivillius, 1895

Hypophytala Clench, 1965

Phytala Westwood, 1851

Neoepitola Jackson, 1964

Aethiopana Bethune-Baker, 1915

Hewitsonia Kirby, 1871

Powellana Bethune-Baker, 1908

Iridana Aurivillius, 1921

Teratoneura Dudgeon, 1909

References

Poritiinae Wikipedia

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