''Philiris'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm ( New Guinea, Bismarck Islands,

Molucca Islands The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located eas ...

and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by

Julius Röber Johannes Karl Max "Julius" Röber (1861–1942) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Röber lived in Dresden. He described many new species and genera (taxa). Works *Parts of Staudinger, O., and Schatz, E. (Eds.) (1884–1 ...

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'' Hübner, 1819 to be sisters. 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 of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Genera Though containing few genera at present, some of these have numerous species. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the following list of genera is prelimina ...

Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914,

Species

*'' Philiris agatha'' *''

Philiris albicostalis ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

'' *'' Philiris albihumerata'' *''

Philiris albiplaga ''Philiris albiplaga'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called ...

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Philiris amethysta ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris angabunga ''Philiris angabunga'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 G ...

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Philiris apicalis ''Philiris apicalis'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea (New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guine ...

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Philiris aquamarina ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris argenteus ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris azula ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris baiteta ''Philiris baiteta'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 Gui ...

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Philiris biplaga ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris bubalisatina ''Philiris bubalisatina'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea (West Sepik and Western Highlands provinces). The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is b ...

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Philiris cadmica ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris caelestis ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris cyana ''Philiris cyana'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 Guin ...

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Philiris diana ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 189 ...

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Philiris dinawa ''Philiris dinawa'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 Guin ...

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Philiris doreia ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

'' *'' Philiris elegans'' *''

Philiris fulgens ''Philiris fulgens'', the purple moonbeam, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia (northern Queensland). The wingspan is about 25 mm. Males have metallic purplish-blue forewin ...

'' *'' Philiris gloriosa'' *''

Philiris harterti ''Philiris harterti'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea. The larvae feed on '' Litsea callophyllantha''. Subspecies *''Philiris harterti harterti'' (West Irian) *''Philiris harterti leucoma'' Tite ...

'' *'' Philiris helena'' *'' Philiris hemileuca'' *''

Philiris hindenburgensis ''Philiris hindenburgensis'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The length of the forewings is about 15.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dull frosty purple ...

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Philiris hypoxantha ''Philiris hypoxantha'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also calle ...

'' *'' Philiris ianthina'' *'' Philiris ignobilis'' *'' Philiris ilias'' *''

Philiris innotatus ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 189 ...

'' *'' Philiris intensa'' *'' Philiris kumusiensis'' *'' Philiris lavendula'' *'' Philiris lucescens'' *''

Philiris maculata ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm ( New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in ...

'' *'' Philiris marginata'' *'' Philiris mayri'' *''

Philiris melanacra ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

'' *'' Philiris misimensis'' *'' Philiris moira'' *'' Philiris moluccana'' *'' Philiris montigena'' *'' Philiris nitens'' *'' Philiris oreas'' *'' Philiris pagwi'' *'' Philiris parsonsi'' *'' Philiris petriei'' *'' Philiris phengotes'' *''

Philiris philotas ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm ( New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in ...

'' *'' Philiris philotoides'' *'' Philiris praeclara'' *''

Philiris putih ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm ( New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in ...

'' *'' Philiris radicala'' *'' Philiris refusa'' *'' Philiris remissa'' *'' Philiris satis'' *'' Philiris scintillata'' *'' Philiris siassi'' *'' Philiris sibatanii'' *'' Philiris subovata'' *''

Philiris tapini ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm ( New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in ...

'' *'' Philiris tombara'' *'' Philiris unipunctata'' *'' Philiris vicina'' *'' Philiris violetta'' *''

Philiris zadne ''Philiris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Molucca Islands and eastern Australia). ''Philiris'' was erected by Julius Röber in 1 ...

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Philiris ziska ''Philiris ziska'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adult males are blue with black edges, while the females are black with a large white p ...

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