Iton is a genus of grassskippers in the family Hesperiidae. It has two species, both found in the Indomalayan realm.Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
The genus was named by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895.de Nicéville, 1895, On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 259-321, pl. N-Q, (4): 366-410.
Species Iton semamora (Moore, ) Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Malaya Iton watsonii (de Nicéville, 1890) Burma
References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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