Pseudocoladenia dan, commonly known as the fulvous pied flat, is an Indomalayan species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from India to southeast Asia.
Description
Former Subspecies
Prior to revision by Hoe et al. in 2023, the species contained:
- P. d. dan <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small> - India
- P. d. fatih <small>(Kollar, [1844])</small> - India (Kashmir), Nepal.
- P. d. fabia <small>(Evans, 1949)</small> - Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, South China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan)
- P. d. dhyana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small> - Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula
- P. d. sumatrana <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1909)</small> - West Sumatra
- P. d. fulvescens (<small>Elwes & Edwards, 1897)</small>
- P. d. eacus <small>(Latreille, [1824])</small> - Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi
- P. d. sadakoe <small>(Sonan & Miltono, 1936)</small> - Taiwan
Biology
The larva feeds on Achyranthes aspera.
References
- Hou, Y., Cao, C., Chiba, C., et al. (2023). Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography, and classification of Pseudocoladenia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 186: 107865 Preprint.[ISSN 1055-7903]