Purlisa gigantea

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

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. The butterfly is uncommon in primary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 800m) and often rest on the underside of leaves.

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.
Wikispecies has information related to Purlisa gigantea.
  • Purlisa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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