Tongeia ion
Tongeia ion is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Leech in 1891. Tongeia ion closely resembles Tongeia fischeri.
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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
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