Leucantigius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its only species is Leucantigius atayalica.[3]
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| Genus: | Leucantigius |
| Species: | L. atayalica
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| Leucantigius atayalica (Shirôzu & Murayama, 1943)
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The larvae feed on Quercus longinux and Quercus glauca.
Subspecies
edit- L. a. atayalica Taiwan
- L. a. unicolor Saigusa, 1993 Fujian
- L. a. hainanensis Gu & Wang, 1997 Hainan
References
edit- ^ Shirozu, T. & Murayama, S., 1951. Leucantigius, a new Genus for Formosan Lycaenidae. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan. 2(3): 17-18
- ^ Koiwaya, S., 2007. The Zephyrus Hairstreaks of the World. 1: 1–300, 2: pls 1-256. Mushi-Sha, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN 978-4-943955-05-4
- ^ "Leucantigius Shirôzu & Murayama, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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