Potanthus flavus

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Potanthus flavus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Potanthus
Species:
P. flavus
Binomial name
Potanthus flavus
(Murray, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Mabille, 1883 Murray, 1875
  • Evans, 1932 Potanthus flava
  • Pamphila flava
  • Potanthus japonica Padraona alcon

Potanthus flavus is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Amur region of Russia to Japan, as well as in Thailand, the Philippines and China (Jilin, Hebei, Shandong, Hunan, Fujian and Yunnan).

The wingspan is 27–30 mm.

Subspecies

  • Potanthus flavus flavus
  • Potanthus flavus alcon Evans, 1932 (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore)Error: "Q14161654" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.