Biology:Philiris hindenburgensis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Philiris hindenburgensis
Philiris hindenburgensis dorsal and ventral.jpg
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P. hindenburgensis
Binomial name
Philiris hindenburgensis
Müller, 2014[1]

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 blue, the termen broadly dark brown black. The hindwings are dull frosty purple blue, the costa and inner margin very broadly dark brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Hindenburg Wall, the type locality.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16757235 entry