Poriskina Explained

Poriskina is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its sole species, Poriskina phakos, is known from Mindanao in the Philippines. Both the genus and the species were first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895.

References

• , 1940. A revision of the Malayan species of Poritiinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 90: 337-350, 1 pl., 21 figs.
• , 1895. A monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1895: 556-627, 4 pls.
• Web site: Savela . Markku . August 26, 2016 . Poriskina Druce, 1895 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 16, 2019.