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Chorinea sylphina

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Species of butterfly

Sylphina angel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Riodinini
Genus: Chorinea
Species: C. sylphina
Binomial name
Chorinea sylphina
(Bates, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Zeonia sylphina Bates, 1868
  • Chorinea sylphina terpsichore Stichel, 1910

Chorinea sylphina (sylphina angel) is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Adults fly in full sunshine, but occasionally settle beneath the leaves of bushes.

References

  1. Chorinea at funet
  2. Butterflies of the Andes - Chorinea sylphina
Taxon identifiers
Chorinea sylphina


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