Allotinus horsfieldi

Common darkie
Male specimen from Malaya
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species:
A. horsfieldi
Binomial name
Allotinus horsfieldi
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Miletus horsfieldi Moore, 1857
  • Allotinus horsfieldii (Moore); Piepers & Snellen, 1918
  • Paragerydus horsfieldi (Moore); Distant, 1884
  • Allotinus horsfieldi permagnus Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Allotinus horsfieldi nessus Corbet, 1939

Allotinus horsfieldi, the common darkie, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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