Biology:Allotinus major

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Major darkie
AllotinusMajorAC1.jpg
Male in Sulawesi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species:
A. major
Binomial name
Allotinus major
(Felder & Felder, 1865)

Allotinus major, the major darkie, is a small butterfly found in Sulawesi[1] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Range

This species resides in Sulawesi, Sangihe, Banggai (Peleng) and Sula (Mangole).

Taxonomy

Along with Allotinus maximus this species forms the major group of Allotinus, which is restricted to the Sulawesi region.[1]

Gallery

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vane-Wright R.I. & de Jong R., The Butterflies of Sulawesi, NMNH, 2003.

Wikidata ☰ Q4733188 entry