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Allotinus apries

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Allotinus apries
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species:
A. apries
Binomial name
Allotinus apries
Synonyms
  • Allotinus horsfieldi apries Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Allotinus apries eupalion Fruhstorfer; Corbet, 1939
  • Allotinus strigatus dositheus Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Allotinus apries dosithesu Fruhstorfer; Corbet, 1939

Allotinus apries is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Asia.

Young larvae feed on coccids. Later, they live in the nest of Myrmicaria lutea ants.[1]

Subspecies

  • Allotinus apries apries (Borneo, Pulo Laut, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra)
  • Allotinus apries dositheus Fruhstorfer, 1914 (Java)
  • Allotinus apries ristus Eliot, 1986 (Philippines: Palawan)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Allotinus apries Fruhstorfer, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2018.