Potanthus confucius, the Chinese dart or Confucian dart, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. They are found from Sri Lanka and India to China and Japan and down to Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. Some museum specimens have also been reported to be from Palawan in the Philippines, but due to the absence of the species in Borneo, it is possible that these were mislabeled or misidentified.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese Dart being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Potanthus pava
- Potanthus trachala
- Potanthus pseudomaesa
- Potanthus flavus
- Potanthus omaha
- Taractrocera luzonensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Potanthus
- Species
- Potanthus confucius
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