Philiris fulgens, the purple moonbeam, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia (northern Queensland).

Philiris fulgens
P. f. fulgens
P. f. septentrionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philiris
Species:
P. fulgens
Binomial name
Philiris fulgens
Synonyms
  • Holochila fulgens Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897[2]
  • Philiris kurandae Waterhouse, 1902

Subspecies

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  • P. f. fulgens (Moluccas, Ambon, Serang)
  • P. f. bicolorata Wind & Clench, 1947 (Aru)
  • P. f. kurandae Waterhouse, 1902 (Australia: Cairns district)
  • P. f. septentrionalis Joicey & Talbot, 1916 (Biak, Kapaur)

References

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  1. ^ "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Grose-Smith, Henley (1897). "Lycænidæ (Oriental)". Rhopalocera Exotica. Vol. 3. London: Woodfall and Kinder. p. 8. Pl. 10, Fig. 14, 15.