Philiris Apicalis
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''Philiris'' is a genus of
butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
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. The species of this genus are found in the
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(
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,
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,
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and eastern
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, predominantly in
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), mostly inhabiting
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. ''Philiris'' was erected by
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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 ''Candalides'' is a large genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm. Species *'' Candalides absimilis'' (C. Felder, 1862) *'' Candalides acasta'' (Cox, 1873) *'' Candalides afrett ...
'' Hübner, 1819 to be
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. Eliot (1973)Eliot, J. N. 1973. More Revisional Notes on Oriental Butterflies. ''Entomologist'' 106: 1–15, 10 figs. placed ''Philiris'' in
Luciini The Luciini are a tribe (biology), tribe of butterflies in the family (biology), family Lycaenidae. It includes 22 species in 4 Genus, genera and is restricted to Australia and New Guinea. Genera As of 2025, the tribe Luciini has, following stud ...
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914, close to ''
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'' 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'' *'' Philiris albicostalis'' *'' Philiris albihumerata'' *'' Philiris albiplaga'' *'' Philiris amethysta'' *'' Philiris angabunga'' *'' Philiris apicalis'' *'' Philiris aquamarina'' *'' Philiris argenteus'' *'' Philiris azula'' *'' Philiris baiteta'' *'' Philiris biplaga'' *'' Philiris bubalisatina'' *'' Philiris cadmica'' *'' Philiris caelestis'' *'' Philiris cyana'' *'' Philiris diana'' - Large Moonbeam *'' Philiris dinawa'' *'' Philiris doreia'' *'' Philiris elegans'' *'' Philiris fulgens'' *'' Philiris gloriosa'' *'' Philiris harterti'' *'' Philiris helena'' *'' Philiris hemileuca'' *'' Philiris hindenburgensis'' *'' Philiris hypoxantha'' *'' Philiris ianthina'' *'' Philiris ignobilis'' *'' Philiris ilias'' *'' Philiris innotatus'' *'' Philiris intensa'' *'' Philiris kumusiensis'' *'' Philiris lavendula'' *'' Philiris lucescens'' *'' Philiris maculata'' *'' Philiris marginata'' *'' Philiris mayri'' *'' Philiris melanacra'' *'' Philiris misimensis'' *'' Philiris moira'' *'' Philiris moluccana'' *'' Philiris montigena'' *'' Philiris nitens'' *'' Philiris oreas'' *'' Philiris pagwi'' *'' Philiris papuanus'' *'' Philiris parsonsi'' *'' Philiris petriei'' *'' Philiris phengotes'' *'' Philiris philotas'' *'' Philiris philotoides'' *'' Philiris praeclara'' *'' Philiris putih'' *'' Philiris radicala'' *'' Philiris refusa'' *'' Philiris remissa'' *'' Philiris satis'' *'' Philiris scintillata'' *'' Philiris siassi'' *'' Philiris sibatanii'' *'' Philiris subovata'' *'' Philiris tapini'' *'' Philiris tombara'' *'' Philiris unipunctata'' *'' Philiris vicina'' *'' Philiris violetta'' *'' Philiris zadne'' *'' Philiris ziska''


References


External links

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"''Philiris'' Röber, 1891"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Luciini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Julius Röber {{Theclinae-stub