Biology:Allotinus apries

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Short description: Species of butterfly

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4733172 entry