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Potanthus pava
Potanthus pava,[1] commonly known as the Pava dart or yellow dart,[2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southern India[2] to central China, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Sulawesi, Indonesia.[3][4]
| Pava dart | |
|---|---|
| From Luzon, Philippines | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Potanthus |
| Species: | P. pava |
| Binomial name | |
| Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911) | |
References
- ^ Evans, W. H. (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 384.
- ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. pp. 62–64. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
- ^ Rienk de Jong; Colin Guy Treadaway (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 288: 3–125.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.