Rhinthon (butterfly)

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Rhinthon
Branded skipper, R. cubana cubana, Jamaica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Moncina
Genus: Rhinthon
Godman, [1900]

Rhinthon is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Osca skipper, R. cubana osca, Tobago

Species[edit]

Recognised species in the genus Rhinthon include:[1]

Former species[edit]

  • Rinthon [sic] advena Draudt, 1923 - transferred to Tricrista advena (Draudt, 1923)

References[edit]

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