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Tongeia ion

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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.)

    • References

    Tongeia ion Wikipedia
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