Chorinea licursis

Chorinea licursis
	Museum specimen of Chorinea licursis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Division:	Rhopalocera
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Subfamily:	Riodininae
Tribe:	Riodinini
Genus:	Chorinea
Species:	C. licursis
Binomial name
	Chorinea licursis; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Papilio licursis Fabricius, 1775 ; Erycina (Chorinea) xanthippe Gray, 1832; Erycina morissei Boisduval, 1835; Zeonia morissei Morisse, 1838;

Chorinea licursis is a species of butterflies belonging to the family Riodinidae.

Description

Chorinea licursis has a wingspan reaching about 30–35 millimetres (1.2–1.4 in). These butterflies are quite variable with respect to the size of the transparent region and of spots on the hindwings. They have transparent wings outlined with black and long tails on the hindwings. Forewings and hindwings are crossed by black veins and by two black transverse bands. At the base of the hindwing tails there are bright red marks. Adults are usually found from March to June.^[2] Larvae feed on Celastraceae (mainly Maytenus ilicifolia and Prionostemma species).^[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in the forests of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), at an elevation of about 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) above sea level.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Chorinea, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b ^c Mirna Casagrande, Carla Penz and P. J. DeVries Description of early stages of Chorinea licursis (Fabricius) (Riodinidae)

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[funet-1] Chorinea, funet.fi

[mirna-2] Mirna Casagrande, Carla Penz and P. J. DeVries Description of early stages of Chorinea licursis (Fabricius) (Riodinidae)

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