Tuesday, 1 December 2015

The Sylphina Angel (Chorinea sylphina)




The Sylphina Angel is a species of butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Adults fly in full sunshine but occasionally settle beneath the leaves of bushes.

Chorinea sylphina

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Sylphina Angel
Chorinea sylphina 2.jpg
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
The Sylphina Angel (Chorinea sylphina) is a species of butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Adults fly in full sunshine, but occasionally settle beneath the leaves of bushes.[2]

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