Philiris ziska

Philiris ziska
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philiris
Species: P. ziska
Binomial name
Philiris ziska
(Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Holochila ziska Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Candalides pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908

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

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.

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