Potanthus omaha

Lesser dart
	Potanthus omaha omaha from Singapore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Potanthus
Species:	P. omaha
Binomial name
	Potanthus omaha; (H. Edwards, 1863)
Synonyms
	Hesperia omaha H. Edwards, 1863; Pamphila maesoides Butler, 1879; Padraona maesoides Moore, 1882;

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)". 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.

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