Potanthus flavus

Potanthus flavus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
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

Potanthus flavus is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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, Yunnan).

The wingspan is 27-30 mm.

Subspecies