Chorinea sylphina

Sylphina angel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Chorinea
Species: C. sylphina
Binomial name
Chorinea sylphina
(Bates, 1868)[1]
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.[2]

References

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


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