Philiris gloriosa

Philiris gloriosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philiris
Species:
P. gloriosa
Binomial name
Philiris gloriosa
Synonyms
  • Candalides gloriosa Bethune-Baker, 1908

Philiris gloriosa is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The species belongs to the diana species-group within the genus Philiris. Like other six members of the group, P. gloriosa is relatively large butterfly, with the hindwing underside lacking a black spot on the inner margin, and the male genitalia having long and asymmetric valvae.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Parsons, M.J. (1998). The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea. Their Systematics and Biology. London: Academic Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)


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