Philiris helena speirion

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Luciini
Genus: Philiris
Species: Philiris helena
Subspecies: Philiris helena speirion

Name

Philiris helena speirion H. H. Druce, 1897.

Type locality: Fergusson Island.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Fergusson I. x-xi (18)94 (A. S. Meek); designated by Sands, 1981: 451.

Synonymy

• Philiris speirion H. H. Druce, 1897: 15.
• Holochila speirion (Druce); Grose-Smith, 1898: 10.
• Holochila helena (Druce), syn. van Eecke, 1924: 42.
• Philiris griseldis speirion Druce; Tite, 1963: 228.
• Philiris helena speirion Druce; Sands, 1981: 451; Parsons, 1998: 367.

References

• Druce, H.H. 1897. Descriptions of four new species of Lycaenidae from the Eastern Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 19: 13–16. BHL. Reference page. 
• van Eecke, R., 1924. List of Lepidoptera collected by Mr. W. C. van Heurn during an exploration-expedition in Dutch North New Guinea. Nova Guinea 15, Zool.4: 33-56, 1 pl. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
• Sands, D.P.A., 1981. The ecology, biogeography and systematics of the tribe Luciini. PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Australia. 2 vols: 1: 1-584 (text); 2: 1-168 (2pls & figs). (Unpublished). DOI: 10.14264/uql.2014.573 Reference page. 
• Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 14: 197–259, 4 pls, 119 text figs. BHL Reference page.