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 family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Asia.

Young larvae feed on coccids. Later, they live in the nest of 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)

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