Philiris ziska

Philiris ziska is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

Philiris ziska
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Philiris
Species:
P. ziska
Binomial name
Philiris ziska
Synonyms
  • Holochila ziska Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Candalides pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adult males are blue with black edges, while the females are black with a large white patch on the wings.[2]

The larvae feed on Trophis scandens, and develops through six instars.[3]

Subspecies
  • Philiris ziska ziska (Waigeu, West Irian to Papua New Guinea)
  • Philiris ziska halmaheira Cassidy, 2003
  • Philiris ziska titeus D'Abrera, 1971 (Australia: Queensland)

References
  1. "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Australian Insects
  3. 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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