Biology:Oxynthes

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Oxynthes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Hesperiina
Genus: Oxynthes
Godman, 1900

Oxynthes is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Oxynthes include:[1]

  • Oxynthes corusca (Herrich Schäffer, 1869)
  • Oxynthes trinka ((Evans, [1955])

Former species

  • Oxynthes viricuculla Hayward, 1951 - transferred to Noxys viricuculla (Hayward, 1951)


References

  1. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)" (in en). Insecta Mundi. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/130468. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1765431 entry