Caerois chorinaeus

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Caerois chorinaeus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Caerois
Species:
C. chorinaeus
Binomial name
Caerois chorinaeus
(Fabricius, 1775) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio chorinaeusFabricius, 1775
  • Papilio arcesilausSulzer, 1776
  • Caerois arcesilaëHübner, [1819]
  • Caerois arcesilaeHübner, [1819]

Caerois chorinaeus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Suriname, the Guianas and Peru. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Caerois Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies of America