Allotinus fabius

Angled Darkie
Museum specimen from Malaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species: A. fabius
Binomial name
Allotinus fabius
Allotinus fabius (Distant & Pryer, 1887)

The Angled Darkie Allotinus fabius (Distant & Pryer, 1887) is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar and South East Asia[1][2][3] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

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Range

Naga Hills, Myanmar, Borneo and Philippines[1]. Nagas to Karens.[3] Malaya

Status

Very Rare.[3]

Cited references

  1. ^ a b Page on Marrku Savela's site for genus Allotinus (Lycaenidae).
  2. ^ Card for fabius in LepIndex. Accessed 31 December 2006.
  3. ^ a b c Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H6.6, pp 212

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