Leucantigius

Leucantigius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Leucantigius
Shirôzu & Murayama, 1951
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.

The larvae feed on Quercus longinux and Quercus glauca.

Subspecies

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
  4. ↑ "Leucantigius atayalicus lamdongensis". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2026-03-30.