Potamanaxas flavofasciata

Potamanaxas flavofasciata, the yellowbanded skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ecuador, Peru[2] and Bolivia.

For other species with this common name, see Yellow-banded skipper (disambiguation).

Potamanaxas flavofasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Potamanaxas
Species:
P. flavofasciata
Binomial name
Potamanaxas flavofasciata
(Hewitson, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucochitonea flavofasciata Hewitson, 1870
  • Potomanaxas flavofasciata pantra Evans, 1953

Subspecies
  • Potamanaxas flavofasciata flavofasciata (Ecuador, Peru)
  • Potamanaxas flavofasciata pantra Evans, 1953 (Bolivia)

References
  1. Potamanaxas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Potamanaxas flavofasciata flavofasciata at Butterflies of America


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