Chiomara (butterfly)

Chiomara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erynnini
Genus: Chiomara
Godman & Salvin, [1899]

Chiomara is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

  • Chiomara gundlachi Skinner & Ramsden, 1924
  • Chiomara mithrax (Möschler, 1879)

Former species

  • Chiomara asychis (Stoll, [1780]) - transferred to Chiothion asychis (Stoll, [1780])
  • Chiomara basigutta (Plötz, 1884) - transferred to Chiothion basigutta (Plötz, 1884)
  • Chiomara crenda Evans, 1953 - transferred to Crenda crenda (Evans, 1953)
  • Chiomara georgina (Reakirt, 1868) - transferred to Chiothion georgina (Reakirt, 1868)
  • Chiomara khalili Riley, 1934 - transferred to Chiothion khalili (Riley, 1934)


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