Allotinus apries

Allotinus apries
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species: A. apries
Binomial name
Allotinus apries
Fruhstorfer, 1913
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 Lycaenidae family. It was described by Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Asia.

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

Subspecies

References

  1. Allotinus, funet.fi


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