Reference photo of Chorinea octauius, photographed alive

Reference photo

Photo: (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 (rotated, cropped and resized). Not the specimen in Lucy’s drawer.

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Chorinea octauius

(Fabricius, 1787)

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Your framed specimen is a different individual of the same species, chosen and mounted by Lucy.

  • Riodinidae
  • Butterfly
For young explorers

This butterfly has clear wings with black edges and little tails.

Like other Chorinea metalmarks, it has mostly clear wings outlined in black, with colorful markings on its tailed hindwings.

Catalog label
Family
Riodinidae
Subfamily
Riodininae
Tribe
Riodinini
Where it lives
Guatemala - Colombia, Brazil.

From the catalog of Lucy Garcia Salik, PhD. A mounted specimen from a licensed supplier.

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