Choranthus antiqua
Species of butterfly native to the island of Hispaniola
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Choranthus antiqua, the Caribbean skipper, is a species of skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It can be found on the island of Hispaniola in the countries of Dominican Republic and Haiti.[2]
| Caribbean skipper | |
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| In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Choranthus |
| Species: | C. antiqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Choranthus antiqua Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
Originally conspecific with the Cuban skipper, Choranthus orientis, in a now inactive taxon, Pyrrhocalles antiqua, the species was split and the genus was renamed in 2022.[3]