Potanthus pseudomaesa

Indian dart
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, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Iit is found in India and Sri Lanka. The larvae are known to feed on Axonopus compressus.

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