Chorinea sylphina

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Sylphina angel
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C. sylphina
Binomial name
Chorinea sylphina
(Bates, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zeonia sylphina Bates, 1868
  • Chorinea sylphina terpsichore Stichel, 1910

Chorinea sylphina (sylphina angel) is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae. 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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