''Cantha'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
.
Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Cantha'' include:
* ''
Cantha calva
''Cantha'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesp ...
''
Evans, 1955
* ''
Cantha zara''
(Bell, 1941)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by William Harry Evans
Taxa described in 1955
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