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:^[2]

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

Lesser dart
Potanthus omaha omaha from Singapore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Potanthus
Species:	P. omaha
Binomial name
Potanthus omaha (H. Edwards, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
Hesperia omaha H. Edwards, 1863 Pamphila maesoides Butler, 1879 Padraona maesoides Moore, 1882