Poritia pleurata
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| Green gem | |
|---|---|
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| From William Chapman Hewitson's Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, figures 3 and 4 are male and 5 is female. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Poritia |
| Species: | P. pleurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Poritia pleurata (Hewitson, 1874) | |
Poritia pleurata, the green gem,[1] is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar and South Asia[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[3]
Status
Rare as per Wynter-Blyth.[3]
