Caerois chorinaeus

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]

Caerois chorinaeus
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C. chorinaeus
Binomial name
Caerois chorinaeus
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio arcesilaus Sulzer, 1776
  • Caerois arcesilaë Hübner, [1819]
  • Caerois arcesilae Hübner, [1819]

Subspecies

  • Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus (the Guianas)
  • Caerois chorinaeus protonoe Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Peru)
  • Caerois chorinaeus rufomarginata Lathy, 1918 (Peru)

References

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


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