Purlisa gigantea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1881. It is found in the Indomalayan realm,Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175. where it has been recorded from Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. The butterfly is uncommon in primary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 800m) and often rest on the underside of leaves.
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Purlisa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms