Tongeia ion is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1891. Tongeia ion closely resembles Tongeia fischeri.
| Tongeia ion | |
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| Butterfly 4 is a Tongeia ion male from China | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tongeia |
| Species: | T. ion
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| Binomial name | |
| Tongeia ion Leech, 1891
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Subspecies
edit- 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
edit- 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)