Pseudocoladenia dan, commonly known as the fulvous pied flat, is an IndomalayanSeitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 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 (Fabricius, 1787) - India P. d. fatih (Kollar, ) - India (Kashmir), Nepal. P. d. fabia (Evans, 1949) - Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, South China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan) P. d. dhyana (Fruhstorfer, 1909) - Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula P. d. sumatrana (Fruhstorfer, 1909) - West Sumatra P. d. fulvescens (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) P. d. eacus (Latreille, ) - Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi P. d. sadakoe (Sonan & Miltono, 1936) - 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]