Protantigius superans
| Protantigius superans | |
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| illustration accompanying the original description of Protantigius superans 2155 female, 2156 male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaeninae |
| Genus: | Protantigius |
| Species: | P. superans |
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| Protantigius superans (Oberthür, 1914) | |
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Protantigius superans is a butterfly of the Lycaeninae family. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1914. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorye), north-eastern and central China and on the Korean Peninsula.[1] The habitat consists of gaps, stream bottomlands and edges of deciduous forests.
Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.
The larvae possibly feed on Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Alunus hirsuta, Populus koreana and/or Salix species.
Subspecies
- Protantigius superans superans
- Protantigius superans ginzii (Seok, 1936) (southern Primorye, Korea)
References
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