Simiskina phalia

Simiskina phalia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[2]

Simiskina phalia
Simiskina phalia binghami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Simiskina
Species:	S. phalia
Binomial name
Simiskina phalia (Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
Poritia phalia Hewitson, 1874 Simiskina fulgens Distant, 1886 Poritia potina Hewitson, 1874 Poritia phalia binghami Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subspecies

• Simiskina phalia phalia (Borneo, Sumatra)
• Simiskina phalia potina (Hewitson, 1874) (southern Burma, Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore)
• Simiskina phalia morishitai Hayashi, 1976 Palawan