Poritiinae | |
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Poritia phama | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: |
Poritiinae Doherty, 1886 |
Genera | |
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Poritiinae is a subfamily of butterflies, the larvae of which are unusual for feeding on algae and foliate lichen.