Philiris gloriosa
Philiris gloriosa is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
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The species belongs to the diana species-group within the genus Philiris. Like other six members of the group, P. gloriosa is relatively large butterfly, with the hindwing underside lacking a black spot on the inner margin, and the male genitalia having long and asymmetric valvae.[2]
References
- "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Parsons, M.J. (1998). The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea. Their Systematics and Biology. London: Academic Press.
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