Choranthus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Choranthus
C. capucinus
Grand Cayman[1]
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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

Species

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Recognised species in the genus Choranthus include:[2]


References

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  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. 2022 (921). PMC 8975183. PMID 35370352.