Pistoria
Sign in to savePistoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species of this monotypic genus, Pistoria nigropunctata, is found in New Guinea (Australasian realm).
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Pistoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species of this monotypic genus, Pistoria nigropunctata, is found in New Guinea (Australasian realm).
==Subspecies== P. n. nigropunctata (south-western New Guinea: Upper Waria Ranges, Papua New Guinea: Mambare) P. n. siwiensis Tite, 1962 (West Irian: Mount Siwi) P. n. weylandia Tite, 1962 (West Irian: Weyland Mountains) P. n. aroa Tite, 1962 (southern Papua New Guinea: Aroa) P. n. fracta Tite, 1962 (New Guinea: Rawlinson Mountains) P. n. kratke Tite, 1962 (New Guinea: Kratke Mountains)
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