''Cynea'' 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, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

Species

Recognised species in the genus ''Cynea'' include: * '' Cynea cannae'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1869) * '' Cynea corisana'' (Plötz, 1882) * '' Cynea cynea'' (Hewitson, 1876) * '' Cynea cyrus'' (Plötz, 1883) * '' Cynea diluta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) * '' Cynea hycsos'' (Mabille, 1891) * '' Cynea iquita'' (Bell, 1941) * '' Cynea irma'' (Möschler, 1878) * '' Cynea melius'' (Geyer, 1832) * '' Cynea robba'' Evans, 955/small>

Former species

*''Cynea osembo'' (Stoll, 1782) - synonymized to '' Cymaenes diluta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiini Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by William Harry Evans Taxa described in 1955 {{Hesperiini-stub