Leucantigius

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Leucantigius
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Leucantigius

Shirôzu & Murayama, 1951 [1] [2]
Species:
L. atayalica
Binomial name
Leucantigius atayalica
(Shirôzu & Murayama, 1943)

Leucantigius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its only species is Leucantigius atayalica. [3]

The larva feed on Quercus longinux and Quercus glauca .

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References

  1. Shirozu, T. & Murayama, S., 1951. Leucantigius, a new Genus for Formosan Lycaenidae. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan. 2(3): 17-18
  2. 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
  3. "Leucantigius Shirôzu & Murayama, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms