Chorinea octauius

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.

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References

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