Poritiinae is a subfamily of butterflies, the larvae of which are unusual for feeding on algae and foliate lichen.
Systematics Tribe Poritiini - Oriental Cyaniriodes de Nicéville, 1890 (sometimes placed in Lycaeninae) Poriskina Druce, 1895 Poritia Moore, 1886 Simiskina Distant, 1886 Deramas Distant, 1886 Tribe Liptenini - Afrotropical (sometimes ranked as a subfamily: Lipteninae) Subtribe Pentilina Alaena Boisduval, 1847 Ptelina Clench, 1965 Telipna Aurivillius, 1895 Liptenara Bethune-Baker, 1915 Pentila Westwood, 1851 Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1914 Torbenia Libert, 2000 Subtribe Durbaniina Durbania Trimen, 1862 Durbaniella van Son, 1959 Durbaniopsis van Son, 1959 Subtribe Mimacraeina Cooksonia Druce, 1905 Mimacraea Butler, 1872 Mimeresia Stempffer, 1961 Subtribe Liptenina Pseuderesia Butler, 1874 Teriomima Kirby, 1887 Euthecta Bennett, 1954 Baliochila Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 Cnodontes Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 Congdonia Henning & Henning, 2004 Eresinopsides Strand, 1911 Eresina Aurivillius, 1898 Toxochitona Stempffer, 1956 Argyrocheila Staudinger, 1892 Citrinophila Kirby, 1887 Liptena Westwood, 1851 Obania Collins & Larsen, 1998 Kakumia Collins & Larsen, 1998 Falcuna Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 Tetrarhanis Karsch, 1893 Larinopoda Butler, 1871 Micropentila Aurivillius, 1895 Subtribe Epitolina Epitola Westwood, 1851 Cerautola Libert, 1999 Geritola Libert, 1999 Stempfferia Jackson, 1962 Cephetola Libert, 1999 Deloneura Trimen, 1868 Batelusia Druce, 1910 Tumerepedes Bethune-Baker, 1913 Pseudoneaveia Stempffer, 1964 Neaveia Druce, 1910 Epitolina Aurivillius, 1895 Hypophytala Clench, 1965 Phytala Westwood, 1851 Neoepitola Jackson, 1964 Aethiopana Bethune-Baker, 1915 Hewitsonia Kirby, 1871 Powellana Bethune-Baker, 1908 Iridana Aurivillius, 1921 Teratoneura Dudgeon, 1909
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External links
Indo-China Poritiinae Royal Museum for Central Africa Images of Liptenini (as Lipteninae) thaibugs.com Butterflies of Ghana