Choranthus
C. capucinus
Grand Cayman[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Anthoptina
Genus: Choranthus
Scudder, [1872]
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhocalles Mabille, 1904
  • Asbolis Mabille, 1904

Choranthus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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

  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.


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