Pseudocoladenia fatih

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Pseudocoladenia fatih
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pseudocoladenia
Species:
P. fatih
Binomial name
Pseudocoladenia fatih
Kollar, 1844
Synonyms
  • Hesperia fatih
  • Plesioneura fatih
  • Coladenia fatih
  • Coladenia dan fatih [1]
  • Pseudocoladenia dan fatih

Pseudocoladenia fatih, also known as the West Himalayan pied flat is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Kashmir to Nepal. It was described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. [2] This species is monotypic.

The upperside is variable, but is usually rufous-brown. There are large whitish or yellowish discal spots on the upperside forewing. There are dark discal spots on the underside and upperside hindwing, spaced with light-brown. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Coladenia dan fatih (Kollar, 1844)". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  2. "Pseudocoladenia". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  3. Sondhi, Sanjay; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2018). Butterflies of Uttarakhand: A Field Guide. ISBN   9788121109185.
  4. Hügel, Carl Alexander Anselm (1840). Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek. Robarts - University of Toronto. Stuttgart, Hallberger.