Allotinus

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Allotinus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865.[1] The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.

Sub-genera of Allotinus:
A - Allotinus (Allotinus) major, male, Sulawesi;
B - Allotinus (Fabitaras) taras, male, Thailand;
C - Allotinus (Paragerydus) leogoron, female, Thailand
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Lycaenidae
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Allotinus
Male Allotinus horsfieldii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Miletinae
Tribe: Miletini
Genus: Allotinus
C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]
Synonyms
  • Paragerydus Distant, 1884
  • Miletographa Röber, 1892
  • Fabitaras Eliot, 1986
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