Potanthus pallida,[1] commonly known as the pallid dart or pale dart,[2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India.[2][3]

Pallid dart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Potanthus
Species:
P. pallida
Binomial name
Potanthus pallida
(Evans, 1932)
Synonyms

Potanthus pallidus (Evans, 1932)

References edit

  1. ^ 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. 375.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Potanthus pallidus (Evans, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.