''Potamanaxas'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
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Species
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Potamanaxas andraemon''
(Mabille, 1898)
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Potamanaxas bana''
Bell, 1956
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Potamanaxas effusa''
(Draudt, 1922)
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Potamanaxas flavofasciata''
(Hewitson, 1870)
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Potamanaxas frenda''
Evans, 1953
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Potamanaxas hirta''
(Weeks, 1901)
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Potamanaxas laoma''
(Hewitson, 1870)
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Potamanaxas latrea''
(Hewitson, 1875)
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Potamanaxas melicertes''
(Godman & Salvin, 895 '
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Events
By place Europe
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Potamanaxas paralus''
(Godman & Salvin, 895 '
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Year 895 (Roman numerals, DCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* The Hungarians, Magyars are expelled from southern Russia, and ...
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Potamanaxas quira''
Bell, 1956
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Potamanaxas thestia''
(Hewitson, 1870)
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Potamanaxas thoria''
(Hewitson, 1870)
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Potamanaxas tunga''
Bell, 1956
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Potamanaxas unifasciata''
(C. & R. Felder, 1867)
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Potamanaxas xantholeuce''
(Mabille, 1888)
References
* , 1956: Descriptions of some new species of neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). ''American Museum Novitates'' 1778: 1-13. Full article
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Erynnini
Hesperiidae genera
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