''Philiris bubalisatina'' is a species of

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of the family

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. It is found in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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West Sepik Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the a ...

and Western Highlands provinces). The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is black, with a large area of shining purple lilac extending from the base to near the end of the cell and the postmedian area. The underside is uniformly glossy pale buff cream, the apical area suffused with dark scales. The hindwings are shining purple blue and bluish white nearest to the costa.

Etymology

The species name is a combination of the Latin word ''bubalinus'' (referring to the colour

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, reflecting the unusual pale yellowish-brown hue to the underside) and ''satina'' (referring to the satin lustre to the underside).Six new species of ''Philiris'' Röber, 1891 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Papua New Guinea
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References

Butterflies described in 2014 Luciini {{Theclinae-stub