Biology:Potanthus flavus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Potanthus flavus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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