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Leucantigius

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyLycaenidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2
Family
Lycaenidae
Collections
NHMUK, USNM

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lycaenidae
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taxon name
Leucantigius
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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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.

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