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Poritiinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Papilionoidea

Rank
  
Subfamily

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Poritiinae

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 NicĂ©ville, 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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