Potanthus flavus

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).

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

The wingspan is 27–30 mm.

Subspecies
  • Potanthus flavus flavus
  • Potanthus flavus alcon Evans, 1932 (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore)


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