Biology:Potanthus serina
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Potanthus serina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Potanthus |
| Species: | P. serina
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| Binomial name | |
| Potanthus serina Plötz, 1883[1]
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Potanthus serina, the large dart, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Andamans, as well as in southern Burma, Singapore and the Philippines . The habitat consists of grassy areas and mangrove areas.
The wingspan is about 35 millimetres (1.4 in), making it the largest species in the genus Potanthus.[2]
Taxonomy
It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Potanthus hetaerus.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Potanthus serina. |
Wikidata ☰ Q7234671 entry
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