Choranthus orientis
Species of butterfly native to Cuba and the Bahamas
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Choranthus orientis, the Cuban skipper, is a species of skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cuba and The Bahamas.[2]
| Cuban skipper | |
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| Choranthus orientis orientis in Cuba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Choranthus |
| Species: | C. orientis |
| Binomial name | |
| Choranthus orientis Skinner, 1920 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
Originally a subspecies of the now inactive taxon, Pyrrhocalles antiqua, C. orientis was revised in 2022 to become a species-level taxon.[3]
Two subspecies are recognized:
- "Choranthus orientis orientis - Cuba"
- "Choranthus orientis eleutherae - Bahamas"