Abaratha Moore, 1881

Zhang, Jing, Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui & Grishin, Nick V., 2022, Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera), Insecta Mundi 2022 (921), pp. 1-135 : 27

Abaratha Moore, 1881 is a valid genus

Presently placed in the genus Caprona Wallengren, 1857 (type species Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 ), Pterygospidea ransonnetii R. Felder, 1868 , the type species of Abaratha Moore, 1881 , is not monophyletic with C. pillaana . Instead, Abaratha is sister to Odontoptilum de Nicéville, 1890 (type species Achlyodes sura Moore, [1866] , which is a junior subjective synonym of Pterygospidea angulata C. Felder, 1862 ). To restore the monophyly of Caprona , we suggest to treat Abaratha as a valid genus, revised status.