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Purlisa

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Purlisa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Purlisa
Distant, 1881
Species:
P. giganteus
Binomial name
Purlisa giganteus
Distant, 1881

Purlisa is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Pulisa giganteus.[1][2] It is known from Malaysia.[2]

Specimen of Pulisa giganteus from Malaya

References

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  1. ^ "Purlisa Distant, 1881" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ a b "Purlisa Distant, 1881". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 November 2021.