Choranthus orientis

Choranthus orientis, the Cuban skipper, is a species of skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cuba and The Bahamas.

Taxonomy

Originally a subspecies of the now inactive taxon, Pyrrhocalles antiqua, C. orientis was revised in 2022 to become a species-level taxon.

Two subspecies are recognized:

• "Choranthus orientis orientis - Cuba"
• "Choranthus orientis eleutherae - Bahamas"

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