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Philiris fulgens

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Philiris fulgens
P. f. fulgens
P. f. septentrionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philiris
Species:
P. fulgens
Binomial name
Philiris fulgens
Synonyms
  • Holochila fulgens Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897[2]
  • Philiris kurandae Waterhouse, 1902

Philiris fulgens, the purple moonbeam, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia (northern Queensland).

Subspecies[edit]

  • P. f. fulgens (Moluccas, Ambon, Serang)
  • P. f. bicolorata Wind & Clench, 1947 (Aru)
  • P. f. kurandae Waterhouse, 1902 (Australia: Cairns district)
  • P. f. septentrionalis Joicey & Talbot, 1916 (Biak, Kapaur)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Grose-Smith, Henley (1897). "Lycænidæ (Oriental)". Rhopalocera Exotica. Vol. 3. London: Woodfall and Kinder. p. 8. Pl. 10, Fig. 14, 15.