Allotinus nicholsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Coney Moulton in 1912. It is found on Borneo and Sumatra.Hans Fruhstorfer in Seitz ( page 809 plate 141 ) provides a description differentiating nicholsi from nearby taxa.[2]
| Allotinus nicholsi | |
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| in Seitz Macrolepidoptera Fauna IndoAustralica (g) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Allotinus |
| Species: | A. nicholsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Allotinus nicholsi | |
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Subspecies
edit- Allotinus nicholsi nicholsi (Borneo: Sarawak)
- Allotinus nicholsi battakanus Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Sumatra: Battak Mountains)
References
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