Purlisa gigantea

Purlisa gigantea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1881. It is found in the Indomalayan realm,[2] where it has been recorded from Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Purlisa gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Purlisa
Species:
P. gigantea
Binomial name
Purlisa gigantea
(Distant, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Purlisa) giganteus Distant, 1881
  • Purlisa gigantea borneana Fruhstorfer, 1904

References
  1. Distant, W. L., 1881. Description of a new species of Lycaenidae from Penang. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 17: 245.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  • Purlisa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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