Allotinus apries is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Asia.
Allotinus apries | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Allotinus |
Species: | A. apries
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Binomial name | |
Allotinus apries Fruhstorfer, 1913
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Young larvae feed on coccids. Later, they live in the nest of Myrmicaria lutea ants.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Allotinus apries apries (Borneo, Pulo Laut, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra)
- Allotinus apries dositheus Fruhstorfer, 1914 (Java)
- Allotinus apries ristus Eliot, 1986 (Philippines: Palawan)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Allotinus apries Fruhstorfer, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2018.