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.

Range

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

Status

Very Rare.[3]

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Page on Marrku Savela's site for genus Allotinus (Lycaenidae).
  2. Card for fabius in LepIndex. Accessed 31 December 2006.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H6.6, pp 212

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