Favonius saphirinus

Favonius saphirinus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, Korea and Japan.

Favonius saphirinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Favonius
Species:
F. saphirinus
Binomial name
Favonius saphirinus
Synonyms
  • Thecla saphirina Staudinger, 1887
  • Neozephirus saphirinus
  • Zephyrus immaculatus Watari, 1935
  • Zephyrus pedius Leech, 1894
  • Chrysozephyrus pedius

Subspecies
  • Favonius saphirinus saphirinus (Amur, Ussuri)
  • Favonius saphirinus graeseri Dantchenko, 2000 (southern Ussuri)
  • Favonius saphirinus jezonicus Murayama, 1953 (Japan: Hokkaido)
  • Favonius saphirinus nipponicus Murayama, 1953 (Japan: Honshu)
  • Favonius saphirinus okadai Koiwaya, 1996 (Sichuan)
  • Favonius saphirinus oseanus Murayama, 1953 (Japan: Honshu)
  • Favonius saphirinus pedius (Leech, 1894) (Sichuan)

References
  1. "Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1942" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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