Poritia hewitsoni

Common gem
	Male left, female right
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poritia
Species:	P. hewitsoni
Binomial name
	Poritia hewitsoni; (Moore, 1865)

Poritia hewitsoni, the common gem, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar,^[1] Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam^[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 208, ser no H2.5.
^ "Poritia Moore, [1866]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[Evans-1] Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 208, ser no H2.5.

[Funet.fi-2] "Poritia Moore, [1866]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

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