Monotypic butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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| Illustration accompanying the original description of Protantigius superans, 2155 male, 2156 female
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Protantigius
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P. superans
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Protantigius superans
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- Drina superans Oberthür, 1914
- Zephyrus ginzii Seok, 1936
- Protantigius pugatshuki (Kurentzov, 1970)
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Protantigius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae.
[1] Its single species is Protantigius superans found in the Russian Far East (Primorye), north-eastern and central China and on the Korean Peninsula.
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
Media related to Protantigius at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Protantigius at Wikispecies
