Potanthus omaha

Lesser dart
Potanthus omaha omaha from Singapore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 omaha H. Edwards, 1863
  • Pamphila maesoides Butler, 1879
  • Padraona maesoides Moore, 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 bione Evans, 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.

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.


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