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Potanthus omaha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Genus
  
Potanthus

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Potanthus omaha

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
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