Philiris Philotas
''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Sea, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia, predominantly in Queensland), mostly inhabiting tropical rainforests. ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1891. It is a speciose genus. Tite decided on 56 species. Sands added 11 species and placed the taxa into 21 species groups (broadly accepted by Parsons). Most species are on New Guinea. Tite considered ''Philiris'' and ''Candalides'' Hübner, 1819 to be Sister group, sisters. Eliot (1973)Eliot, J. N. 1973. More Revisional Notes on Oriental Butterflies. ''Entomologist'' 106: 1–15, 10 figs. placed ''Philiris'' in Luciini Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914, close to ''Hypochrysops'' C. et R. Felder, 1860. Compared to other members of the tribe, ''Philiris'' have relatively uniform ventral patterns with usually silvery-white ground color. Species *''Philiris agatha'' *'' ...
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