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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 family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1891. 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

  • Savela, Markku (January 4, 2019). "Tongeia ion (Leech, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  • Leech, J. H. "New Species of Rhopalocera from western China". The Entomologist. (original description)


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