| Allotinus apries | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Allotinus |
| Species: | A. apries |
| Binomial name | |
| Allotinus apries Fruhstorfer, 1913 | |
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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 Myrmicaria lutea ants. [1]
Apries is the name by which Herodotus and Diodorus designate Wahibre Haaibre, a pharaoh of Egypt, the fourth king of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt. He was equated with the Waphres of Manetho, who correctly records that he reigned for 19 years. Apries is also called Hophra in Jeremiah 44:30.
Allotinus horsfieldi, the common darkie, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Miletus is a genus of butterflies sometimes called brownies. Its species are found in the eastern Palearctic realm and the Indomalayan realm, and some stray east of the Wallace Line. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner around 1819. Miletus is the type genus of the subfamily Miletinae.
Allotinus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.
Dichorragia nesimachus, the constable, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. The genus was earlier considered to belong to the subfamily Cyrestinae and sometimes the Apaturinae, but is now considered as a sister of the genus Stibochiona in the subfamily Pseudergolinae. Several geographical forms with variations in colour are noted within the wide distribution range extending from India in the west to Japan in the east. In Vietnam, it is thought to show hill topping behaviour and is typically found in dense forest habitats. They may also be found mud puddling with other species.
Lexias aeropa, the orange-banded plane, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia and Australia.
Allotinus fallax is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia.
Miletus leos is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia.
Allotinus nicholsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Coney Moulton in 1912. It is found on Borneo and Sumatra.
Allotinus portunus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1894. It is found in Southeast Asia.
Allotinus sarrastes is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Karimata, Sumatra, Sipora, Java and Mindanao.
Allotinus leogoron is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1915. It is found in Asia.
Allotinus parapus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo.
Allotinus substrigosus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1884. It is found in Asia.
Allotinus unicolor, the lesser darkie, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in Asia.