Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)

Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)

Potanthus pseudomaesa, the Indian dart, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka.

Family
Genus
Potanthus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)

Potanthus pseudomaesa, commonly called the Indian dart, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species is found in India and Sri Lanka. The larvae of Potanthus pseudomaesa are known to feed on Axonopus compressus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Potanthus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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