Antigius attilia

Antigius attilia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Theclini
Genus:	Antigius
Species:	A. attilia
Binomial name
*Antigius attilia* (Bremer, 1861)
Synonyms
Thecla attilia Bremer, 1861 Zephyrus neoattilia Sugitani, 1919 Zephyrus sayamaensis Watari, 1936 Zephyrus sagamiensis Kyuzaki, 1937 Antigius sagamii Wakabayashi, Tanaka & Sugai, 1958 Antigius sayamae Wakabayashi, Tanaka & Sugai, 1958 Antigius signatus Fujioka, 1971 Antigius paipan Fujioka, 1993 Antigius inverseneoattilia Fujioka, 1993 Antigius supermeoattilia Fujioka, 1993 Antigius michiyoae Morita, 2003

Antigius attilia is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is widespread from Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East throughout northern, central and western China to Taiwan.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus serrata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus variabilis, Quercus mongolica, Quercus dentate and Quercus aliena. Subspecies yamanakashoji has been recorded on Quercus acutissima.

Subspecies

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