Biology:Lontalius

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Short description: Monotypic butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Lontalius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Miletinae
Tribe: Miletini
Genus: Lontalius
Eliot, 1986
Species:
L. eltus
Binomial name
Lontalius eltus
Eliot, 1986

Lontalius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species, Lontalius eltus, is found in Borneo and the Philippines . Both the genus and species were first described by John Nevill Eliot in 1986.[1]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1765073 entry