Tongeia ion explained

Tongeia ion is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1891. Tongeia ion closely resembles Tongeia fischeri.

Subspecies

• T. i. ion western China, Yunnan-Sichuan-Tibet border and also recorded from Thailand
• T. i. cratylus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Sichuan-Tibet border (Batang, Mangkang)
• T. i. cellariusi (Bollow, 1930) eastern Gansu (Qinling Mts.)

References

• Web site: Savela . Markku . January 4, 2019 . Tongeia ion (Leech, 1891) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 3, 2020.
• Leech, J. H. "New Species of Rhopalocera from western China". The Entomologist. (original description)