Tongeia ion

Updated on Jan 01, 2025

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tongeia
Similar Caleta, Talicada, Jamides, Polyommatinae, Short‑tailed blue

Tongeia ion is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. Tongeia ion closely resembles Tongeia fischeri.

Subspecies

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.)

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