Potanthus flavus is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Amur region of Russia to Japan, as well as in Thailand, the Philippines and China (Jilin, Hebei, Shandong, Hunan, Fujian and Yunnan).

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Potanthus flavus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Potanthus
Species:	P. flavus
Binomial name
Potanthus flavus (Murray, 1875)
Synonyms
Pamphila flava Murray, 1875 Potanthus flava Potanthus japonica Mabille, 1883 Padraona alcon Evans, 1932

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The wingspan is 27–30 mm.

• Potanthus flavus flavus
• Potanthus flavus alcon Evans, 1932 (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore)

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