| Purlisa gigantea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Purlisa |
| Species: | P. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Purlisa gigantea (Distant, 1881) | |
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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, where it has been recorded from Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
References
- Distant, W. L., 1881. Description of a new species of Lycaenidae from Penang. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 17: 245.
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
External links
- Purlisa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Purlisa giganteus | |