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, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.