Tongeia ion
| Tongeia ion | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tongeia |
| Species: | T. ion |
| Binomial name | |
| Tongeia ion Leech, 1891 | |
Tongeia ion is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. Tongeia ion closely resembles Tongeia fischeri.
Subspecies
- T. i. ion western China, Yunnan-Sichuan-Tibet border and also recorded from Thailand
- T. i. cratylus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Sichuan-Tibet border (Batang, Mangkang)
- T. i. cellariusi (Bollow, 1930) eastern Gansu (Qinling Mts.)
References
- "Tongeia Tutt, [1908"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Original description from J. H. Leech, "New Species of Rhopalocera from western China", The Entomologist
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.