Biology:Racta

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Racta
Racta apella - inat 123384584.jpg
Racta apella, Colombia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Racta
Evans, 1955

Racta is a genus of grass skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae.[1][2][3]

Species

These species belong to the genus Racta:

  • Racta apella Schaus, 1913
  • Racta plasma Evans, 1955
  • Racta racta Evans, 1955

References

  1. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing et al. (2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (13): 6232–6237. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMID 30877254. Bibcode2019PNAS..116.6232L. 
  2. Pelham, Jonathan P. (2021). A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (Report). http://butterfliesofamerica.com/US-Can-Cat.htm. 
  3. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Opler, Paul A. et al. (2019). "Changes to North American butterfly names". The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 8 (2): 1–12. ISSN 2643-4806. PMID 34746798. PMC 8570546. https://lepsurvey.carolinanature.com/ttr/ttr-8-2.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1761453 entry