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Sukidion

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Sukidion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Iolaini
Genus: Sukidion
H. H. Druce, 1891
Species:
S. inores
Binomial name
Sukidion inores
(Hewitson, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Iolaus inores Hewitson, 1872

Sukidion is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae erected by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. Its only species, Sukidion inores, was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1872. It is endemic to Borneo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 4, 2016). "Sukidion Druce, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.