Leucantigius

Leucantigius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leucantigius
Shirôzu & Murayama, 1951
Species: L. atayalica
Binomial name
Leucantigius atayalica
(Shirôzu & Murayama, 1943)

Leucantigius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its only species is Leucantigius atayalica.[1]

The larva feed on Quercus longinux and Quercus glauca.

Subspecies

  • L. a. atayalica Taiwan
  • L. a. unicolor Saigusa, 1993 Fujian
  • L. a. hainanensis Gu & Wang, 1997 Hainan

References

  1. "Leucantigius Shirôzu & Murayama, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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