Choranthus
Choranthus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
| Choranthus | |
|---|---|
| C. capucinus Grand Cayman[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subtribe: | Anthoptina |
| Genus: | Choranthus Scudder, [1872] |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Species
Recognised species in the genus Choranthus include:[2]
- Choranthus antiqua (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863)
- Choranthus borincona (Watson, 1937)
- Choranthus capucinus (Lucas, 1857)
- Choranthus haitensis Skinner, 1920
- Choranthus jamaicensis (Schaus, 1902)
- Choranthus lilliae E. Bell, 1931
- Choranthus melissa Gali, 1983
- Choranthus orientis (Skinner, 1920)
- Choranthus radians Lucas, 1857
- Choranthus richmondi Miller, [1966]
- Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793
References
- R. R. Askew and P. A. van B. Stafford, Butterflies of the Cayman Islands (Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2008) ISBN 978-87-88757-85-9, p. 125
- Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 2022 (921). PMC 8975183. PMID 35370352.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.