Potanthus omaha

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

Edit

Comment

Kingdom Animalia Family Hesperiidae Genus Potanthus Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species

Similar Potanthus, Ancistroides nigrita, Caltoris cormasa, Butterflies and moths, Telicota augias

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

Potanthus omaha bione Evans, 1949 - endemic to Mindanao, Philippines

Potanthus omaha copia (Evans, 1932)

Potanthus omaha omaha (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 Sulawesi, Indonesia; possibly conspecific to P. o. bione.

References

Potanthus omaha Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA