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Potanthus omaha

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 Indonesia. It includes the following subspecies:

*Potanthus omaha bione <small>Evans, 1949</small> - endemic to Mindanao, Philippines
*Potanthus omaha copia <small>(Evans, 1932)</small>
*Potanthus omaha omaha <small>(H. Edwards, 1863)</small>
*Potanthus omaha maesina <small>(Evans, 1934)</small> - occurs mainly in Borneo but also found in the Tawi-tawi, Philippines
*Potanthus omaha nita <small>(Evans, 1934)</small> - found in Indonesia, Indonesia; possibly conspecific to P. o. bione.

Description

The recto ground colour dark is dark brown with sharply contrasted bright orange-yellow markings. The verso is black, with the wings again marked yellow. The costal half of the forewing and of the hindwing is heavily dusted with yellowish scales. It is a small skipper (wingspan) 20-24 mm.) It is only reliably identifiable through the examination of the male genitalia.

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