Allotinus fabius

Allotinus fabius, the angled darkie, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar and South East Asia[1][2][3] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Angled darkie
Museum specimen from Malaya
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A. fabius
Binomial name
Allotinus fabius
(Distant & Pryer, 1887)

Range

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

Status

Very rare.[3]

See also

Cited references

  1. Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Allotinus (Lycaenidae).
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allotinus fabius". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 212, ser no H6.6.

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