Purlisa gigantea

Purlisa gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Purlisa
Species:	P. gigantea
Binomial name
	Purlisa gigantea; (Distant, 1881)
Synonyms
	Iolaus (Purlisa) giganteus Distant, 1881; Purlisa gigantea borneana Fruhstorfer, 1904;

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[edit]

^ 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.