Philiris is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm, mostly inhabiting tropical rainforests. Philiris was erected by Julius Röber in 1891. It is a speciose genus. Tite decided on 56 species. Sands added 11 species and placed the taxa into 21 species groups. Most species are on New Guinea. Tite considered Philiris and Candalides Hübner, 1819 to be sisters. Eliot (1973) placed Philiris in Luciini Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914, close to Hypochrysops C. et R. Felder, 1860. Compared to other members of the tribe, Philiris have relatively uniform ventral patterns with usually silvery-white ground color.
Philiris angabunga is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Philiris dinawa is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Philiris gloriosa is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Philiris agatha is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Philiris ziska is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
Philiris petriei is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
Philiris harterti is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Philiris albiplaga is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Schouten Islands.
Philiris bubalisatina is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Philiris lavendula is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in West Irian (Wandesi).
Philiris marginata is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yos Sudarso Bay in Western New Guinea.
Philiris baiteta is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Papua.
Philiris radicala is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Philiris hindenburgensis is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Western Province of Papua New Guinea.
Philiris fulgens, the purple moonbeam, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.
Philiris intensa is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Aru Islands, from West Irian to Papua, the Louisiade Archipelago, the Trobriand Archipelago, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Moluccas and Buru.
Philiris hemileuca is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Herzog Mountains of New Guinea.
Philiris oreas is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Western New Guinea and possibly on Biak.
Philiris diana is a species of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae from Wet Tropics of northeastern Queensland of Australia, commonly known as large moonbeam. It consists of two subspecies.
