Biology:Potanthus omaha
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Lesser dart | |
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Potanthus omaha omaha from Singapore | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Potanthus |
Species: | P. omaha
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Binomial name | |
Potanthus omaha (H. Edwards, 1863)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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 Sulawesi. 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 Sulawesi, Indonesia; possibly conspecific to P. o. bione.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Potanthus omaha (Edwards, 1863)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/potanthus/#omaha.
- ↑ Rienk de Jong & Colin Guy Treadaway (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zoologische Verhandelingen 288: 3–125. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/148859.
Wikidata ☰ Q7234669 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potanthus omaha.
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