| Subsolanoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Subsolanoides Koiwaya, 1989 [1] |
| Species: | S. nagata |
| Binomial name | |
| Subsolanoides nagata Koiwaya, 1989 | |
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