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Potamanaxas latrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Potamanaxas
Species:	P. latrea
Binomial name
Potamanaxas latrea (Hewitson, 1875)
Synonyms
Leucochitonea latrea Hewitson, 1875 Potamanax caliadne Godman & Salvin, Potomanaxas latrea tusca Evans, 1953 Potomanaxas latrea tyndarus Evans, 1953

Potamanaxas latrea, the latrea skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Subspecies

• Potamanaxas latrea latrea (Nicaragua)
• Potamanaxas latrea caliadne (Godman & Salvin, ) (Costa Rica)
• Potamanaxas latrea tusca Evans, 1953 (Ecuador, Peru)
• Potamanaxas latrea tyndarus Evans, 1953 (Peru)

References

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

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