Philiris ziska is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Philiris |
| Species: | P. ziska
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| Philiris ziska (Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
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The larvae feed on Trophis scandens, and develops through six instars.[2]
Subspecies edit
- Philiris ziska ziska (Waigeu, West Irian to Papua New Guinea)
- Philiris ziska halmaheira Cassidy, 2003
- Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera, 1971 (Australia: Queensland)
References edit
- ^ "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Samson, P.R.; Johnson, S.J. (2009). "The life history and adult morphology of Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Australian Entomologist. 36: 113–118.
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