Potanthus pseudomaesa explained

Potanthus pseudomaesa,[1] [2] commonly known as the Indian dart, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Iit is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3] [4] The larvae are known to feed on Axonopus compressus.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moore, Frederic. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Vol. I. Frederic Moore. L. Reeve & co.. 1880. London. 170.
  2. Book: Evans, W. H. . A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum . William Harry Evans . British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. 1949. London. 377.
  3. Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Varshney . R.K. . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 62–64. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
  4. Web site: Savela . Markku . Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, [1881]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 3, 2018.
  5. Kalesh, S & S K Prakash. 2007. Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 2. 235–238. 104.

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