Allotinus apries

Allotinus apries is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Asia.

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

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
  1. Savela, Markku. "Allotinus apries Fruhstorfer, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2018.


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