Chorinea sylphina

Chorinea sylphina
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]

References

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

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