LEPIDOPTERA

• H E S P E R I I D A E Latreille, 1809

  • POTANTHUS Scudder, 1872

    
    

    • Potanthus flava (Murray, 1875)

Potanthus flava (Murray, 1875)

• TYPE LOCALITY. Japan.

• SYNONYMS: japonica Mabille, 1883.

• RANGE. S. and E. Asia from the Amur basin to Japan, Thailand and the Philippines.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The S. Ussuri region, populated by the nominate subspecies.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Forest edges, sea-shore meadows and other open grassy habitats. Flight period: July-August. In Japan (Fukuda et al., 1984), larvae have been recorded on grasses and Iris.