Potanthus omaha

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Lesser dart
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Potanthus omaha omaha from Singapore
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Potanthus
Species:
P. omaha
Binomial name
Potanthus omaha
(H. Edwards, 1863)
Synonyms [1]
  • Hesperia omahaH. Edwards, 1863
  • Pamphila maesoidesButler, 1879
  • Padraona maesoidesMoore, 1882

Potanthus omaha, commonly known as the lesser dart, is a species of skipper butterflies. It is found in Australia, Indochina, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, India and Indonesia. It includes the following subspecies: [2]

  • Potanthus omaha bioneEvans, 1949 - endemic to Mindanao, Philippines
  • Potanthus omaha copia(Evans, 1932)
  • Potanthus omaha omaha(H. Edwards, 1863)
  • Potanthus omaha maesina(Evans, 1934) - occurs mainly in Borneo but also found in the Tawi-tawi, Philippines
  • Potanthus omaha nita(Evans, 1934) - found in Indonesia, Indonesia; possibly conspecific to P. o. bione.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Potanthus omaha (Edwards, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. Rienk de Jong & Colin Guy Treadaway (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 288: 3–125.