Antigius attilia

Antigius attilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Antigius
Species: A. attilia
Binomial name
Antigius attilia
(Bremer, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Thecla attilia Bremer, 1861
  • Zephyrus neoattilia Sugitani, 1919
  • Zephyrus sayamaensis Watari, 1936
  • Zephyrus sagamiensis Kyuzaki, 1937
  • Antigius sagamii Wakabayashi, Tanaka & Sugai, 1958
  • Antigius sayamae Wakabayashi, Tanaka & Sugai, 1958
  • Antigius signatus Fujioka, 1971
  • Antigius paipan Fujioka, 1993
  • Antigius inverseneoattilia Fujioka, 1993
  • Antigius supermeoattilia Fujioka, 1993
  • Antigius michiyoae Morita, 2003

Antigius attilia is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is widespread from Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East throughout northern, central and western China to Taiwan.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus serrata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus variabilis, Quercus mongolica, Quercus dentate and Quercus aliena. Subspecies yamanakashoji has been recorded on Quercus acutissima.

Subspecies

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