Poritiinae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Poritiinae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Poritiinae
Poritiinae is a subfamily of butterflies, the larvae of which are unusual for feeding on algae and foliate lichen.
...Poritiinae in languages:
- English
- Algivorous Gossamer-winged Butterflies
- Japanese
- ホウセキシジミ亜科
- Thai
- วงศ์ย่อย ผีเสื้อมรกต
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