| Banta | |
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| Banta linnei upperside (left), underside (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Taractrocerini |
| Genus: | Banta Evans, 1949 |
Banta is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the butterflies. They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections. Moreover, skippers mostly have an absence of wing-coupling structure available in most moths. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.
Zela is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers.
Anisochoria is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Chamunda chamunda is a species of spread-winged skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Chamunda and the monotypic subfamily Chamundinae. It is found from Assam to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Java.
Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Gretna is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic tribe Gretnini.
Heliopetes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Leona is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Mimene is an Australasian genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Mnaseas is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Moeris is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Muschampia is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Nastra is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Neoxeniades is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Pastria is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Prada is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Sabera is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Vidius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Burnsius is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019.
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