-
Philiris cyana (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Papua (Owgarra). See [maps]
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Philiris violetta (Röber, 1926) SW.New Guinea?
-
Philiris sublutea (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
-. See [maps]
-
P. s. sublutea West Irian - Papua
-
P. s. extensa Tite, 1963 West Irian (Arfak Mts., Angi Lakes)
- Philiris sublutea extensa; [BAUR], 368
-
Philiris caerulea Tite, 1963
New Guinea (Rawlinson Mts.). See [maps]
- Philiris caerulea; [BAUR], 368; [CoL]
- Titea caerulea; Eliot, 1973; [CoL]
-
Philiris hemileuca (Jordan, 1930)
New Guinea (Herzog Mts.). See [maps]
- Candalides hemileuca Jordan, 1930; Novit. Zool. 35 (3): 282; TL: New Guinea, West side of Herzog Mts., Edie R., 6200ft
-
Philiris hypoxantha (Röber, 1926)
West Irian (Snow Mts., Mt. Goliath). See [maps]
-
Philiris apicalis Tite, 1963
New Britain. See [maps]
-
P. a. ginni Müller, 2002 New Ireland
- Philiris apicalis ginni Müller, 2002; Australian Entomologist 29: (29-36); TL: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, 550m
-
Philiris helena (Snellen, 1887)
-. See [maps]
-
P. h. helena Waigeu, Geelvink Bay (islands), West Irian - Papua, Manam, Karkar, Umboi
-
P. h. gisella (Staudinger, 1888) Moluccas
-
P. h. speirion Druce, 1897 E.Papua, Sariba, Fergusson, Goodenough Is.
-
P. h. aurelia (Grose-Smith, 1899) Aru
- Holochila aurelia Grose-Smith, 1899; Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Holochila) 13, pl. 4, f. 1-3; TL: Aru
- Philiris griseldis aurelia; [CoL]
- Philiris helena aurelia; [BAUR], 368 (text)
-
P. h. dubitata (Grose-Smith, 1899) Papua
- Holochila dubitata Grose-Smith, 1899; Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Holochila) 13, pl. 4, f. 4-6; TL: Milne Bay
-
P. h. aurelioides Rothschild, 1915 West Irian (Snow Mts.)
-
Philiris philotas (Felder, 1860)
-
P. p. philotas Buru, Ambon, Serang, Goram, Watubela
-
P. p. obiana Tite, 1963 Obi
- Philiris philotas obiana; [BAUR], 369 (text); [CoL]
-
Philiris philotoides Tite, 1963
Papua (Aroa R., Mambare R.), New Guinea (Kratke range). See [maps]
-
Philiris ianthina Tite, 1963
West Irian (Arfak Mts.). See [maps]
-
Philiris agatha (Grose-Smith, 1899)
Papua (Aroa R., Hydrographer Mts.). See [maps]
-
Philiris montigena Tite, 1963
West Irian (Mt. Goliath), Papua (Mambare R.). See [maps]
-
Philiris harterti (Grose-Smith, 1894)
-. See [maps]
-
P. h. harterti West Irian
- Candalides harterti; Grünberg, 1921, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: 856, pl. 145 h
- Holochila harterti; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Holochila) 5, pl. 2, f. 4-5
- Philiris harterti harterti; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 14 (5): 230, f. 61, 66-67; [BAUR], 370 (text); [iNaturalist]
-
P. h. leucoma Tite, 1963 Papua (Hydrographer Mts., Aroa R., Kumusi R.)
-
P. h. melanoma Tite, 1963 Jobi
-
Philiris albiplaga (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) Biak, Noemfoor
-
Philiris praeclara Tite, 1963
West Irian (Fak Fak), Papua (Hydrographer Mts., Lower Mambare R.). See [maps]
-
Philiris gloriosa (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Papua. See [maps]
Misidentified/misapplied:
-
Philiris elegans Tite, 1963
NW.West Irian. See [maps]
-
Philiris lavendula Tite, 1963
West Irian (Wandesi). See [maps]
-
Philiris diana Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
-. See [maps]
- Philiris diana Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914; Butts Australia: 76, f. 183, 270-271; TL: Kuranda, Queensland
Larva on
Litsea leefeana Dunn & Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts.: (120-140)
-
P. d. diana Queensland (Kuranda)
Diana Moonbeam
-
P. d. papuanus Wind & Clench, 1947 New Guinea (Morobe district), Papua (Milne Bay)
-
Philiris siassi Sands, 1979
New Guinea. See [maps]
- Philiris siassi Sands, 1979; J. Aust. ent. Soc. 18 (2): 131, f. 7-9, 17; TL: Papua New Guinea, Siassi, Umboi Is, Morobe Prov.
-
Philiris ariadne Wind & Clench, 1947
West Irian (Weyland Mts.), Papua (Welsh R.), New Guinea (Morobe district). See [maps]
-
Philiris unipunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
West Irian - Papua. See [maps]
-
Philiris caelestis Sands, 1979
New Guinea. See [maps]
- Philiris caelestis; [CoL]
-
Philiris refusa (Grose-Smith, 1894)
-. See [maps]
-
P. r. refusa West Irian (Geelvink Bay - Humboldt Bay)
-
P. r. aequalis (Grose-Smith, 1897) W.West Irian
-
Philiris amethysta Sands, 1981
New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Philiris intensa (Butler, 1876)
-. See [maps]
-
P. i. intensa Aru, West Irian - Papua, Louisiades, Trobriand, Bismarck Archipelago
- Holochila intensa; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Holochila) 7, pl. 2, f. 8-10
- Holochila regina; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Holochila) 6, pl. 2, f. 6-7
- Philiris intensa intensa; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 14 (5): 237, f. 87; [BAUR], 371
- Philiris regina; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 14 (5): 237, f. 88; [CoL]
-
P. i. butleri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897) Moluccas (Halmaheira, Batchian, Gilolo)
- Holochila butleri Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Holochila) 8, pl. 2, f. 13; TL: Halmaheira (Gilolo)
-
P. i. birou Wind & Clench, 1947 New Guinea (Morobe district)
-
P. i. ilioides Cassidy, 2003 Buru
-
Philiris zadne (Grose-Smith, 1898)
New Guinea. See [maps]
- Candalides zadne; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (3): 393
- Holochila zadne; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1899, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Holochila) 18, pl. 5, f. 8-10
- Philiris zadne; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 14 (5): 239, f. 89; [BAUR], 372; [CoL]
-
Philiris kumusiensis Tite, 1963
Papua (Kumusi R.). See [maps]
-
Philiris argenteus (Rothschild, 1915)
New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Philiris nitens (Grose-Smith, 1898)
-. See [maps]
Larva on
Glochidion philippicum,
Macaranga spp. Dunn & Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts.: (120-140)
-
-
P. n. kamerungae Waterhouse, 1902 Australia (Cairns - Ingham)
Blue Moonbeam
-
P. n. lucina Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Australia (Cape York)
- Philiris kamerungae lucina Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914; Butts Australia: 77; TL: Cape York
-
P. n. restricta Tite, 1963 Queensland
-
Philiris scintillata Sands, 1981
New Guinea. See [maps]
- Philiris scintillata Sands, 1981; J. Aust. ent. Soc. 20: 91, f. 4-6; TL: Papua New Guinea, Eio Crk., Musgrave Riv.
-
Philiris aquamarina Sands, 1981
New Guinea. See [maps]
- Philiris aquamarina Sands, 1981; J. Aust. ent. Soc. 20: 91, f. 7-9; TL: Papua New Guinea, Namie Crk., Mt. Kaindi
-
Philiris azula Wind & Clench, 1947
New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Philiris pagwi Sands, 1979
New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Philiris angabunga (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Papua (Angabunga R.). See [maps]
-
Philiris maculata Sands, 1981
New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Philiris biplaga Sands, 1981
New Guinea. See [maps]
- Philiris biplaga Sands, 1981; J. Aust. ent. Soc. 20: 96, f. 16-18; TL: Papua New Guinea, Keglsugl, Chimbu Prov
-
Philiris fulgens (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897)
-. See [maps]
- Holochila fulgens Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Holochila) 8, pl. 2, f. 14-15; TL: Amboina
Larva on
Litsea leefeana Dunn & Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts.: (120-140)
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P. f. fulgens Moluccas, Ambon, Serang
-
P. f. kurandae Waterhouse, 1902 Australia (Cairns district)
-
P. f. septentrionalis Joicey & Talbot, 1916 Biak, Kapaur
-
P. f. bicolorata Wind & Clench, 1947 Aru
-
Philiris remissa Tite, 1963
Papua (Kumusi R.). See [maps]
-
Philiris moluccana Tite, 1963 Moluccas
- Philiris moluccana; [CoL]
-
Philiris mayri Wind & Clench, 1947
West Irian (Arfak, Momi). See [maps]
-
Philiris ziska (Grose-Smith, 1898)
-. See [maps]
- Holochila ziska Grose-Smith, 1898; Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Holochila) 11, pl. 3, f. 11-12 ♂ not ♀; TL: Kapaur
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Holochila ziska; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1898, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Holochila) pl. 3, f. 13 ♀
-
P. z. ziska Waigeu, West Irian - Papua
- Philiris ziska ziska; [BAUR], 373
-
P. z. titeus D'Abrera, 1971 Australia (Claudie R.)
-
P. z. halmaheira Cassidy, 2003 Halmaheira
-
Philiris misimensis Wind & Clench, 1947
New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Philiris cadmica Sands, 1981
New Guinea. See [maps]
- Philiris cadmica Sands, 1981; J. Aust. ent. Soc. 20: 90, f. 1-3; TL: "Neth. Ind. American New Guinea Exped. Araucaria Camp 800m"
-
Philiris tombara Tite, 1963
Umboi I., New Britain, New Ireland. See [maps]
-
Philiris phengotes Tite, 1963
Papua (Kokoda). See [maps]
-
Philiris dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Papua (Hydrographer Mts., Dinawa, Upper Aroa R.). See [maps]
-
Philiris melanacra Tite, 1963
Umboi I., Witu I., New Britain, New Ireland. See [maps]
-
Philiris lucescens Tite, 1963
Umboi I., New Britain. See [maps]
-
P. l. lak Müller, 2002 New Ireland
- Philiris lucescens lak Müller, 2002; Australian Entomologist 29: (29-36); TL: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, 50-100m
-
Philiris innotatus (Miskin, 1874)
-. See [maps]
Larva on
Ficus [BAUR],
Ficus opposita,
F. sp. Dunn & Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts.: (120-140)
-
P. i. innotatus S.Queensland - New South Wales (Richmond River)
Common Moonbeam
- Philiris ilias innotatus; Waterhouse, 1932, What Butterfly is That?: 137, pl. 20, f. 1-1A
- Philiris innotatus innotatus; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 14 (5): 247, f. 105; [BAUR], 374 (text)
- Philiris innotatus; Wind & Clench, 1947, Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc. 42 (1): 11
-
P. i. evinculis Wind & Clench, 1947 N.Queensland
-
Philiris riuensis Tite, 1963 Tagula I., St. Aignan
-
Philiris moira (Grose-Smith, 1899)
-. See [maps]
- Holochila moira Grose-Smith, 1899; Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Holochila) 14, pl. 4, f. 9-11; TL: Fergusson Island
-
P. m. moira West Irian, New Guinea, Manam, Karkar, Fergusson, Goodenough
-
P. m. putih Wind & Clench, 1947 Papua (Port Moresby)
-
Philiris ignobilis (Joicey & Talbot, 1916)
Aru, West Irian, Papua, Goodenough I., New Guinea?. See [maps]
-
Philiris albicostalis Tite, 1963
New Guinea (Astrolabe Bay). See [maps]
-
Philiris marginata (Grose-Smith, 1894)
West Irian (Humboldt Bay). See [maps]
-
Philiris doreia Tite, 1963
New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Philiris goliathensis Tite, 1963
West Irian (Mt. Goliath). See [maps]
-
Philiris vicina (Grose-Smith, 1898)
West Irina - New Guinea. See [maps]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Holochila vicina; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1899, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Holochila) pl. 5, f. 7 ♀
-
Philiris albihumerata Tite, 1963
NW.West Irian, Snow Mts.. See [maps]
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Philiris satis Tite, 1963 Goodenough I.
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Philiris ilias (Felder, 1860) Ambon, Serang, Saparua, Goram, Watubela Is.
-
Philiris subovata (Grose-Smith, 1894)
West Irian, Papua (Aroa R.). See [maps]
-
Philiris oreas Tite, 1963
Biak?, West Irian (Snow Mts., Mt. Goliath). See [maps]
-
Philiris kapaura Tite, 1963
West Irian (Arfak Mts., Kapaur). See [maps]
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