Potanthus pseudomaesa

Indian dart
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Potanthus
Species:	P. pseudomaesa
Binomial name
	Potanthus pseudomaesa; (Moore, 1881)

Last updated December 14, 2025

Potanthus pseudomaesa,^[1]^[2] commonly known as the Indian dart,^[3]^[4] is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Iit is found in India and Sri Lanka.^[3]^[4] The larvae are known to feed on Axonopus compressus .^[5]

References

↑ Moore, Frederic (1880). The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Vol. I. London: L. Reeve & co. p. 170.
↑ Evans, W. H. (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 377.
1 2 Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. pp. 62–64. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
1 2 Savela, Markku. "Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, [1881])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
↑ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 104 (2): 235–238.

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[MooreCeylon-1] Moore, Frederic (1880). The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Vol. I. London: L. Reeve & co. p. 170.

[Evans-2] Evans, W. H. (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 377.

[Smetacek-3] 1 2 Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. pp. 62–64. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.

[funet-4] 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, [1881])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[5] Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 104 (2): 235–238.

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