Taxonomic Information
Five species of Pied Flats occur in India (see Hou et al. (2023) for further details):
(1) Pseudocoladenia dan (Fabricius, 1787) – Fulvous Pied Flat
(2) Pseudocoladenia fabia (Evans, 1949) – Dented Pied Flat
(3) Pseudocoladenia fatih (Kollar, [1844]) – West Himalayan Pied Flat
(4) Pseudocoladenia fatua (Evans, 1949) – Ruddy Pied Flat
(5) Pseudocoladenia festa (Evans, 1949) – Dull Pied Flat
This page includes individuals that are difficult to confirm at a species level.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Hou, Y., C. Cao, H. Chiba, Z. Chang, S. Huang, L. Zhu, K. Kunte, H. Zhenfu, M. Wang, and X. Fan. 2023. Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography, and classification of Pseudocoladenia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, published online ahead of print.
Page citation
Anonymous. 2025. Pseudocoladenia spp - – Pied Flats. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/pseudocoladenia-spp, accessed 2025/01/13.