Otnjukovia

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Otnjukovia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Otnjukovia
Zhdanko, 1997

Otnjukovia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic containing only Otnjukovia tatjana (Zhdanko, 1984) from Kazakhstan (Zhetyzhol Mountains, Almaty ).

References[edit]

  • Zhdanko, A. B., 1984. A review of the genus Turanana Bethune-Baker, with descriptions of Turanana tatjana sp. n. and Otaria subgenus, from Kazakhstan. Trudy Zool. inst. Leningrad 122: 98–105.
  • Ugelvig, L.V., Vila, R., Pierce, N.E. & Nash, D.R., 2011. A phylogenetic revision of the Glaucopsyche section (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with special focus on the Phengaris–Maculinea clade. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61(1): 237–243.