Species of butterfly
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P. gigantea
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Purlisa gigantea
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- Iolaus (Purlisa) giganteus Distant, 1881
- Purlisa gigantea borneana Fruhstorfer, 1904
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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,[2] 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
