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Cantha
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Cantha

Cantha is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cantha honor

speciesCantha honor

Cantha calva

speciesCantha calva

Cantha roraimae

speciesCantha roraimae

Cantha ivea

speciesCantha ivea

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Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Cantha in Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.158

Cantha in Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste

Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste

Gerhard Rohlfs · 1875 · p.83

Cantha in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.179

Cantha in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.382

Cantha in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.391

Cantha in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.122

Cantha in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.140

Cantha in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.481

Cantha in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.614

Cantha in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

1507 · p.502

Cantha in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.575

Cantha in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.1065

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 602403.