Potanthus omaha explained

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:^[1]

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Rienk de Jong & Colin Guy Treadaway . 1993. The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines. Zoologische Verhandelingen. 288. 3 - 125.