♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by E.Ikari)		♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Iolaus (Purlisa) giganteus Distant, 1881 OD : Ent. mon. Mag. 17:245. TL : Penang, [W.Malaysia]. Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}.

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Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; Godfrey,1930 : 343. ('Chunphon' [Surat Thani]: Koh Pa Nga)
Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; Pinratana,1981 : 132, pl.23, figs.15,♂,16,♂(Un). (Trang)
Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 692, pl.315, figs.L370,♂,♂(Un). (Songkhla)
Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.09.03)
Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 734, pl.336, figs.L392,♂,♂(Un). (Songkhla)
Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 120, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone; Kho Samui)
Purlisa gigantea gigantea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.08.20)

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Samui dist ; Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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The butterfly is uncommon in primary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 800m) and often rest on the underside of leaves.

Distant, W.L.,1881 : Description of a new species of Lycaenidae from Penang.
Ent. mon. Mag. 17:245.

♀, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

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