Potanthus pseudomaesa
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| Indian Dart | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Potanthus |
| Species: | P. pseudomaesa |
| Binomial name | |
| Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881) | |
Potanthus pseudomaesa, commonly known as the Indian Dart, Common Dart or Pseudomaesa Dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
The larvae are known to feed on Axonopus compressus.[1]
References
- ↑ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions ot the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104 (2): 235–238.
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