Allotinus corbeti explained

Allotinus corbeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.^[1] It was described by John Nevill Eliot in 1956. It is found in Thailand,^[2] Laos,^[3] Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and on Borneo, Sumatra and Mindanao.

It is named in honor of Dr. A. S. Corbet, to whom Eliot had sent the specimen before World War II, "in admiration of his researches on Malayan butterflies and in memory of his unfailing kindness and encouragement."^[4] Corbet had initially identified it as Allotinus dilutus (now Allotinus unicolor dilutus), presumably on the basis of its small size.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allotinus corbeti Eliot, 1956 . 2024-11-16 . . en.
2. Eliot . J. N. . 1986 . A Review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology . 53 . 1–105 . the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 29, 2017 . Allotinus corbeti Eliot, 1956 . February 4, 2020 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
4. Elliot . J. N. . 1956 . New and little known Rhopalocera from the Oriental region . The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum . the Internet Archive.