Potanthus niobe | |
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Potanthus niobe from Mindanao, Philippines | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Potanthus |
Species: | P. niobe |
Binomial name | |
Potanthus niobe (Evans, 1934) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Potanthus niobe is a species of skipper butterflies endemic to the Philippines. It contains two subspecies: [2]
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