Favonius saphirinus

Favonius saphirinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Favonius
Species:	F. saphirinus
Binomial name
Favonius saphirinus (Staudinger, 1887)
Synonyms
Thecla saphirina Staudinger, 1887 Neozephirus saphirinus Zephyrus immaculatus Watari, 1935 Zephyrus pedius Leech, 1894 Chrysozephyrus pedius

Favonius saphirinus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, Korea and Japan.

Subspecies

• Favonius saphirinus saphirinus (Amur, Ussuri)
• Favonius saphirinus graeseri Dantchenko, 2000 (southern Ussuri)
• Favonius saphirinus jezonicus Murayama, 1953 (Japan: Hokkaido)
• Favonius saphirinus nipponicus Murayama, 1953 (Japan: Honshu)
• Favonius saphirinus okadai Koiwaya, 1996 (Sichuan)
• Favonius saphirinus oseanus Murayama, 1953 (Japan: Honshu)
• Favonius saphirinus pedius (Leech, 1894) (Sichuan)