Philiris fulgens

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Philiris fulgens
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P. f. fulgens
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P. f. septentrionalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philiris
Species:
P. fulgens
Binomial name
Philiris fulgens
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897) [1]
Synonyms
  • Holochila fulgensGrose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 [2]
  • Philiris kurandaeWaterhouse, 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

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References

  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.


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