Philiris radicala

Philiris radicala is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Philiris radicala
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Philiris
Species:
P. radicala
Binomial name
Philiris radicala
Müller, 2014[1]

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is bright shining turquoise, the costa and termen broadly black. The hindwings are bright shining turquoise, the termen broadly black.

Etymology

The species name refers to the extraordinary colouration of the male upperside and overall divergent morphology of this species and is derived from radicala.[2]

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References
  1. "Philiris Röber, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Six new species of Philiris Röber, 1891 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Papua New Guinea


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