Allotinus melos

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Allotinus melos
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species:
A. melos
Binomial name
Allotinus melos
(H. H. Druce, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Paragerydus melosH. H. Druce, 1896
  • Allotinus melos(H. H. Druce) Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Allotinus horsfieldi leos(H. H. Druce); Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Allotinus horsfieldi reverdiniFruhstorfer, 1916
  • Allotinus macassariensis melos(H. H. Druce); Eliot, 1967
  • Allotinus macassariensis reverdiniFruhstorfer; Eliot, 1967
  • Allotinus macassariensis taluEliot, 1967

Allotinus melos is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1896. [1] It is found on the Philippines (Mindanao and Palawan), Balabac Island and Borneo.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2017). "Allotinus melos (Druce, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.