Phaenochitonia cingulus
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| Phaenochitonia cingulus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Phaenochitonia |
| Species: | P. cingulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaenochitonia cingulus (Stoll, 1790) | |
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Phaenochitonia cingulus is a species from the genus Phaenochitonia.[1] The species was originally described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.[2]
Phaenochitonia cingulus is a butterfly species first described from a specimen collected in Suriname. Its antennae are black and white ringed, with a brown body and head. The forewings are dark brown with a broad, curved red band, while the hindwings feature a narrower red band of the same color. The eyes are brown and positioned near the body.
