Potanthus omaha (Edwards, 1863) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Potanthus omaha (Edwards, 1863)
Potanthus omaha is a small dark brown and yellow skipper identifiable only via examination of male genitalia.
Potanthus omaha is a small skipper species. Its wingspan measures 20 to 24 mm. The upper wing surface (recto) has a dark brown base color, with clearly contrasting bright orange-yellow markings. The lower wing surface (verso) is black, and the wings are again marked with yellow. The costal half of both the forewing and the hindwing is heavily covered in yellowish scales. This species can only be reliably identified by examining the male genitalia.
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Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894
Erynnis afranius (Lintner, 1878)
Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874)
Pythonides lancea (Hewitson, 1868)
Telicota colon (Fabricius, 1775)
Taractrocera papyria (Boisduval, 1832)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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