Potanthus palnia,[1] commonly known as the Palni dart,[2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India and Indochina.[2][3]
| Potanthus palnia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Potanthus |
| Species: | P. palnia
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| Binomial name | |
| Potanthus palnia (Evans, 1914)
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References
edit- ^ 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. 386.
- ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. pp. 62–64. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Potanthus palnia (Evans, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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