Chorinea sylphina
| Sylphina Angel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Chorinea |
| Species: | C. sylphina |
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| Chorinea sylphina (Bates, 1868)[1] | |
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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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