- Chorinea octauius
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Chorinea octauius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Riodinidae 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]
The Octauius Swordtail (Chorinea octauius) is a species of butterfly of the Riodinidae family. 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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