''Antigius'' is a genus of
butterflies in the family
Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the eastern
Palearctic realm (
China
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,
Korea
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,
Japan
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, and the
Russian Far East), as well as
Taiwan
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and
Myanmar.
Species
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Antigius attilia''
(Bremer, 1861)
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Antigius butleri''
(Fenton, 1881)
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Antigius cheni''
Koiwaya, 2004
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Antigius jinpingi''
Hsu, 2009
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Antigius shizuyai''
Koiwaya, 2002
External links
A new species of ''Antigius'' (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclini) from Taiwan"''Antigius'' Sibatani & Ito, 1942"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Images representing ''Antigius''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Theclini
Lycaenidae genera
Palearctic Lepidoptera
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