Chorinea octauius

Octauius swordtail
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]

Chorinea octauius (octauius swordtail) is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae. 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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