Choranthus

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Choranthus
Monk (Asbolis capucinus).JPG
C. capucinus
Grand Cayman [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Choranthus
Scudder, [1872]
Synonyms
  • PyrrhocallesMabille, 1904
  • AsbolisMabille, 1904

Choranthus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Choranthus include: [2]


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References

  1. 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
  2. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi.