Purlisa

Last updated

Purlisa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Purlisa
Distant, 1881
Species:
P. giganteus
Binomial name
Purlisa giganteus
Distant, 1881

Purlisa is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Pulisa giganteus. [1] [2] It is known from Malaysia. [2]

Specimen of Pulisa giganteus from Malaya PgigDSC 3031.jpg
Specimen of Pulisa giganteus from Malaya

References

  1. "Purlisa Distant, 1881" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 "Purlisa Distant, 1881". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 26 November 2021.