Octauius swordtail
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. octauius
Binomial name
Chorinea octauius
(Fabricius, 1787)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio octauius Fabricius, 1787
  • Papilio faunus Fabricius, 1775 (preocc. Drury, 1773)
  • Papilio chorineus Cramer, 1775 (preocc. Drury, 1773)
  • Syrmatia chorinea Hübner, [1819]

Chorinea octauius (octauius swordtail) is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in South America.

Subspecies

  • Chorinea octauius octauius (Guianas, Surinam, Trinidad, Venezuela)
  • Chorinea octauius orchestris Stichel, 1910 (Peru)

References

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