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.Butterflies of America
Description Caerois chorinaeus is a large butterfly with a very concave outer edge on its forewings, giving the apex a hooked shape, and pointed hindwings that form a tail. The upper side of the wings is dark brown, with the forewings barred by a yellow band from halfway along the costal margin to the outer angle, and the hindwings edged with a yellow marginal band. The reverse side is pearly brown. Fruhstorfer, H., 1913. Family: Morphidae. In A. Seitz (editor), Macrolepidoptera of the World, vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen.
Subspecies Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus (the Guianas) Caerois chorinaeus protonoe Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Peru) Caerois chorinaeus rufomarginata Lathy, 1918 (Peru)
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