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]
| Lesser dart | |
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| from Laos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Potanthus |
| Species: | P. omaha |
| Binomial name | |
| Potanthus omaha (H. Edwards, 1863) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- 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.
Description
editThe recto ground colour dark is dark brown with sharply contrasted bright orange-yellow markings. The verso is black, with the wings again marked yellow. The costal half of the forewing and of the hindwing is heavily dusted with yellowish scales. [3] It is a small skipper (wingspan) 20-24 mm.) It is only reliably identifiable through the examination of the male genitalia.
References
edit- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Potanthus omaha (Edwards, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ↑ Rienk de Jong & Colin Guy Treadaway (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 288: 3–125.
- ↑ Khew, S. K. (2010). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Singapore. Ink On Paper Communications Pte Ltd.
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