Potamanaxas latrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Potamanaxas
Species:
P. latrea
Binomial name
Potamanaxas latrea
(Hewitson, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucochitonea latrea Hewitson, 1875
  • Potamanax caliadne Godman & Salvin, [1895]
  • Potomanaxas latrea tusca Evans, 1953
  • Potomanaxas latrea tyndarus Evans, 1953

Potamanaxas latrea, the latrea skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ecuador, Peru,[2] Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Subspecies

  • Potamanaxas latrea latrea (Nicaragua)
  • Potamanaxas latrea caliadne (Godman & Salvin, [1895]) (Costa Rica)
  • Potamanaxas latrea tusca Evans, 1953 (Ecuador, Peru)
  • Potamanaxas latrea tyndarus Evans, 1953 (Peru)

References

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  1. ↑ Potamanaxas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Potamanaxas latrea tusca at Butterflies of America


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