Philiris intensa

Philiris intensa is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Aru Islands, from West Irian to Papua, the Louisiade Archipelago, the Trobriand Archipelago, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Moluccas and Buru.

Philiris intensa
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Philiris
Species:
P. intensa
Binomial name
Philiris intensa
(Butler, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Holochila intensa Butler, 1876
  • Holochila regina Butler, 1882
  • Holochila butleri Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897

Subspecies
  • Philiris intensa intensa (Aru, from West Irian to Papua, the Louisiades, Trobriand, Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Philiris intensa birou Wind & Clench, 1947 (New Guinea: Morobe district)
  • Philiris intensa butleri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897) (Moluccas: Halmaheira, Batchian, Gilolo)
  • Philiris intensa ilioides Cassidy, 2003 (Buru)

References
  1. "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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