Pseudocoladenia festa

Pseudocoladenia festa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pseudocoladenia
Species:
P. festa
Binomial name
Pseudocoladenia festa
Evans, 1949
Synonyms
  • Coladenia dan festa
  • Pseudocoladenia dan festa

Pseudocoladenia festa, also known as the Naga pied flat is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sikkim to Yunnan. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1949.[1][2]

Description

This species is similar to Pseudocoladenia fatih, but it is darker and the upperside forewing central spots are more conjoined. The central spots are pale yellow in the males and white in the females.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Pseudocoladenia festa". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  2. ^ "Pseudocoladenia". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  3. ^ Evans, W. H. (1949). A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). London Natural History Museum Library. London : Trustees of the British Museum.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. ^ Huang, Hao; Xue, Yu-Ping (2004). "The Chinese Pseudocoldenia skippers" (PDF). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten.